The GRE® General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing skills that have been acquired over a long period of time (not related to any specific field of study).
The verbal section measures your ability to: analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it, analyze relationships among component parts of sentences, recognize relationships between words and concepts, and reason with words in answering the questions.
The quantitative section measures your basic mathematical skills, your understanding of elementary mathematical concepts, and your ability to reason quantitatively and solve problems in a quantitative setting. There is a balance among questions requiring arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis.
The analytical writing section measures your ability to: articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively, examine claims and accompanying evidence, support ideas with relevant reasons and examples, sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion, and control the elements of standard written English.
What is tested in the Analytical writing section?
The Analytical Writing section consists of two analytical writing tasks: a 45-minute "Present Your Perspective on an Issue" task, and a 30-minute "Analyze an Argument" task.
The "Issue" task states an opinion on an issue of general interest, and asks you to address the issue from any perspective(s) you wish, as long as you provide relevant reasons and examples to explain and support your views. You will be given a choice between two Issue topics.
The "Argument" task presents a different challenge — it requires you to critique an argument by discussing how well-reasoned you find it. You are asked to consider the logical soundness of the argument rather than to agree or disagree with the position it presents. There will be no choice of Argument topics.
The “Issue and Argument” are complementary in that the “Issue” requires you to construct a personal argument about an issue, and the “Argument” requires you to critique someone else's argument about the issue.
What is tested in the verbal section?
The verbal section measures your ability to: analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it, analyze relationships among component parts of sentences, recognize relationships between words and concepts, and reason with words in answering the questions.
The verbal section contains the following question types:
- Antonyms – Measures your vocabulary and ability to reason from a given concept to its opposite.
- Analogies – Measures your ability to recognize relationships among words and concepts they represent and parallel relationships.
- Sentence Completion – Measures your ability to recognize words or phrases that both logically and stylistically complete the meaning of a sentence.
- Reading Comprehension – Measures your ability to read with understanding, insight and discrimination, and your ability to analyze a written passage from several perspectives. Passages are taken from humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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