GRE Prep 2023 For Dummies with Online Practice (GRE for Dummies)

Prepare efficiently and effectively for the Graduate Record Examination The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is the most widely accepted graduate-school admissions test in the world. Over half a million people take the test every year. GRE Prep 2023 For Dummies with Online Practice is filled with useful, hands-on practice materials to help you reach your goals on this standardized test. The book teaches the verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills required in graduate school and on the exam, so that you can get into the school of your choice ― even with a scholarship ― and start your journey towards the career that you want. In the book, you’ll find: Updated strategies for acing text completion questions and learning words with common roots Practice for finding synonyms in sentence equivalence questions and argument analysis deconstructions Advanced techniques for reading comprehension questions Proven strategies for acing the math sections Step-by-step instructions for writing killer issue and argument essays Perfect for prospective graduate students seeking to take the GRE, GRE Prep 2023 For Dummies with Online Practice is a must-read handbook containing detailed content information, strategies for improving your score and testing well, along with plenty of opportunities to practice what you’ve learned. Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1 Getting Started with the GRE Chapter 1 Knowing the GRE Knowing the GRE Sections Knowing the GRE Scores Calculating your score Checking your score Seeing or canceling your scores Taking advantage of the ScoreSelect option Bringing the GRE into Your Comfort Zone Getting familiar with what’s on the exam Understanding the other admissions requirements Using Old Scores Chapter 2 Planning Your Time Planning Your Prep Time Planning your study time Planning your practice time Planning Your Exam Time Planning your question time Throwing a mental dart Planning your intermission time Planning your computer time Planning Your Mental and Physical Time Staying active Eating well Relaxing Scheduling Your Exam Scheduling for the testing center Scheduling for home Chapter 3 Planning for Exam Day: Everything Outside the Exam Planning the Night Before Knowing what to bring Knowing what not to bring Planning for Contingency It’s Them, Not You: Testing under Adverse Conditions Part 2 Tackling the Verbal Section One Word at a Time Chapter 4 Upping Your Best GRE Verbal Score Building Your Core Skills Managing Your Time Chapter 5 What Are They Saying: Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence Clinching Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence Questions Keeping it straight Trying it out Developing Your Skills for Finding the Correct Answers Interpreting the Text 101 Getting the gist of the text Taking the Best and Only Approach Interpret the text without looking at the answer choices Complete the text with your own words Eliminate wrong answer choices Interpreting Trickier Sentences Use transition words to get the gist of the phrases Start with the second or third missing word Getting Your Hands Dirty with Some Practice Text Completion questions Sentence Equivalence questions Chapter 6 Getting the Gist: Reading Comprehension Recognizing the Three Reading Comprehension Question Formats Multiple-choice questions: Choose one answer Multiple-choice questions: Choose one or more answers Sentence-selection questions: Choose a sentence from the passage Developing Strategies for Success Using the context as your road map Grasping the gist of the passage Avoiding common traps Answering the question yourself Acing the Three Commonly Tested Reading Comprehension Passages The biological and physical science passage The social sciences passage The humanities passage The social sciences passage redux Chapter 7 Critical Thinking: Argument Analysis Questions Covering the Answer Choices Reading the Question for What It’s Asking Reading the Passage for What the Question Is Asking Identifying the “because” and the “therefore” Finding the unstated assumption Exploring common logical fallacies Answering the Question in Your Own Words Eliminating Each Wrong Answer Applying the process of elimination Testing your skills Chapter 8 Expanding Your Vocabulary to Boost Your Score Brushing Up on Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Prefixes Suffixes Roots Memorizing the GRE’s Most Common Vocabulary Words Part 3 Math You Thought You’d Never Need Again Chapter 9 Raising Your Best GRE Math Score Managing Your Time Typing an Answer Selecting Two or More Answers Choosing among three answers Choosing among more than three answers Selecting the Quantity That’s Greater Chapter 10 Working with Numbers and Operations Working with Integers, Factors, and Multiples Working with Math Terms Working with Prime and Composite Numbers Working with the Units Digit Working with Absolute Value Working with one absolute value Working with two absolute values Working with Order of Operations Working with Fractions Adding and subtracting Multiplying Dividing Working with mixed numbers and improper fractions Cross-multiplying Working with Decimals Adding and subtracting Multiplying Dividing Working with Percentages Converting Calculating percentage of change Working with Factorials Working with Ratios Working with total numbers Working with amounts in the ratio Maintaining the ratio Combining ratios Chapter 11 Solving Algebra and Functions Solving Bases and Exponents Solving Math Operators Solving for X Solving for x with a number Solving with the FOIL method Factoring back out Solving Square Roots and Radicals Simplifying Adding and subtracting Multiplying and dividing Simplifying first Solving Coordinate Geometry Solving common problems Solving linear equations Solving two linear equations Solving graphed circles Solving Patterns in a Sequence Solving f(x) Functions Chapter 12 Drawing Geometry Drawing Lines and Angles Drawing lines Drawing angles Measuring Polygons Measuring total interior angles Measuring one interior angle Drawing Triangles Drawing three types of triangles Measuring key characteristics Drawing perimeter and area Measuring with the Pythagorean theorem Drawing common right triangles Drawing Quadrilaterals Drawing Circles Drawing parts of a circle Drawing the circumference and area Drawing the arc and sector Drawing overlapping shapes Drawing 3D Shapes Drawing a cylinder Drawing a rectangular solid Drawing a cube Chapter 13 Simplifying Word Problems Simplifying the Steps Simplifying Time and Distance Simplifying Units of Measurement Simplifying Averages Simplifying missing-term averages Simplifying evenly spaced integers Simplifying weighted averages Simplifying Work Problems Simplifying Team-Work Problems Simplifying Mixture Problems Simplifying Sets and Groups Simplifying the Venn diagram Simplifying the sets formula Simplifying Probability Step #1: Set up the fraction Step #2: Multiply consecutive probabilities Step #3: Add either/or probabilities on a single event Simplifying probability in sets and groups Simplifying Counting Methods Basic counting methods When order matters: Permutations When order doesn’t matter: Combinations Chapter 14 Interpreting Data and Graphs Interpreting Basic Stats Interpreting the median Interpreting the mode Interpreting the range Interpreting the mean Interpreting standard deviation Eyeballing standard deviation Interpreting mean deviation Interpreting the distribution curve Interpreting Tables and Graphs Interpreting tables Interpreting graphs Chapter 15 Comparing Quantities Comparing Exact Answer Choices Comparing Steps Comparing via Strategy Comparing similar appearances Comparing drawings Comparing concepts Comparing identical terms Comparing ranges Comparing estimates Comparing with Four Square Comparing with a hundred Comparing multiple unknowns Part 4 Getting the Essays Right Chapter 16 Writing the Essays Well and Fast Setting Your Sights on a Perfect 6 What the essay scores really mean Key methods to scoring well Writing the Issue Essay Step 1: Read and understand the prompt Step 2: Identify examples you already know about the issue Step 3: Take a position that’s in line with your examples Step 4: Write your Issue essay Tying everything together with smooth transitions Writing the Argument Essay Step 1: Read and understand the prompt Step 2: Identify the position stated in the argument Step 3: List the reasons given to support the stated position Step 4: Identify the flawed assumptions behind each reason Step 5: Write your essay Chapter 17 Practicing Your Essays Setting the Stage for a Realistic Experience Writing an Issue Essay: Some Samples Having trouble getting started? Begin by identifying some relevant laws Sample essay — score 6 (outstanding) Evaluator comments on the score 6 essay Sample essay — score 4 (adequate) Evaluator comments on the score 4 essay Writing an Argument Essay: Some Samples Having trouble getting started? Begin by finding the faulty assumptions Sample essay — score 6 (outstanding) Evaluator comments on the score 6 essay Sample essay — score 4 (adequate) Evaluator comments on the score 4 essay Part 5 Full-Length Practice Exams: Show Time Chapter 18 Practice Exam 1 Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 1 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Chapter 19 Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations Analytical Writing Sections Section 1: Verbal Reasoning Section 2: Quantitative Reasoning Section 3: Verbal Reasoning Section 4: Quantitative Reasoning Answer Key for Practice Exam 1 Chapter 20 Practice Exam 2 Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 2 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Chapter 21 Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations Analytical Writing Sections Section 1: Verbal Reasoning Section 2: Quantitative Reasoning Section 3: Verbal Reasoning Section 4: Quantitative Reasoning Answer Key for Practice Exam 2 Chapter 22 Practice Exam 3 Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 3 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Chapter 23 Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations Analytical Writing Sections Section 1: Verbal Reasoning Section 2: Quantitative Reasoning Section 3: Verbal Reasoning Section 4: Quantitative Reasoning Answer Key for Practice Exam 3 Part 6 The Part of Tens Chapter 24 Ten Key Facts about the GRE You May Return to Previous Questions in the Same Section The GRE Doesn’t Penalize for Guessing The GRE Uses a Percentile-Based Scoring System Practice Makes All the Difference You Must Prepare for the GRE The GRE Is Different from the SAT and ACT The GRE Also Measures Your Stamina and Performance under Pressure The General GRE Is Not Program-Specific You Can Practice the GRE on Your Own Computer You Can’t Bring Anything into the Testing Center Chapter 25 Ten Mistakes You Won’t Make (While Others Will) You Won’t Cheat You Won’t Run Out of Steam You Won’t Neglect Your Breaks You Won’t Dwell on Questions from Previous Sections You Won’t Worry about the Time Limit You Won’t Rush Through the Questions You Definitely Won’t Choke on the Essays You Won’t Fret Over the Hard Questions You Won’t Take the Exam with a Friend You Won’t Change Your Morning Routine Chapter 26 Ten Ways to Build Your Skills with the Online Exams Take an Exam in One Sitting to Build Stamina Recognize the Mistakes You Make under Pressure Get Used to Others Being in the Room Make It a Dress Rehearsal Get a Competitive Edge Practice Your Test-Taking Strategies Know the Exam Software Get Used to Starting with the Essays Find Your Areas of Focus Review the Answers and Explanations Index EULA

Prepare efficiently and effectively for the Graduate Record Examination

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is the most widely accepted graduate-school admissions test in the world. Over half a million people take the test every year. GRE Prep 2023 For Dummies with Online Practice is filled with useful, hands-on practice materials to help you reach your goals on this standardized test. The book teaches the verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills required in graduate school and on the exam, so that you can get into the school of your choice — even with a scholarship — and start your journey towards the career that you want.

In the book, you'll find:

• Updated strategies for acing text completion questions and learning words with common roots
• Practice for finding synonyms in sentence equivalence questions and argument analysis deconstructions
• Advanced techniques for reading comprehension questions
• Proven strategies for acing the math sections
• Step-by-step instructions for writing killer issue and argument essays

Perfect for prospective graduate students seeking to take the GRE, GRE Prep 2023 For Dummies with Online Practice is a must-read handbook containing detailed content information, strategies for improving your score and testing well, along with plenty of opportunities to practice what you've learned.