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Petersons
Master the
GRE
2012

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Contents

Part I:

Part II:

Instructions for the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative
Reasoning Sections

Part III:

Argument Prompt with Six Model Responses,
Scoring, and Analyses

Part IV:

Additional Strategies for Multiple-Choice Questions
Select One or More Answer Choices

Part V:

Strategies for Multiple-Choice Questions in
Data Interpretation Sets

Part VI:

Instructions for the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative
Reasoning Sections

Instructions for the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative
Reasoning Sections

Instructions for the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative
Reasoning Sections

Before You Begin

Petersons Master the GRE is your guidebook for navigating the GRE revised General Test. In 2011, the test changed dramatically from the previous version. The biggest news was probably the removal of analogy and antonym questions. The test-makers finally woke up to the fact that in real life, a person is unlikely to be asked for the antonym of a wordunless the person is a crossword or Scrabble aficionado. The new version of the GRE is designed to better predict test-takers overall performance in graduate school.

The emphasis is on the test-takers ability to think. Youll see that in the design of questions. Youll find reading comprehension questions that ask you to critique the validity of an authors argument or ask you to identify information that supports an authors argument. Other questions in the Verbal Reasoning section ask you to select the best word choice based on analyzing the context of a sentence or passage. In the Analytical Writing section, youll be asked to evaluate someone elses argument and to develop an argument of your own. In the Quantitative Reasoning section, an on-screen calculator has been added for those taking the computer-based version of the test (those taking the paper-and-pencil test will be given a calculator at the testing site to use) to de-emphasize computation and emphasize the thought process used to arrive at answers.

You neednt begin to hyperventilate at this information. Petersons Master the GRE will

walk you through the parts of the test.

give you strategies to use for each type of question.

explain how to avoid some common writing problems.

review basic arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis.

help you develop your vocabulary for word-choice questions.

provide simulated practice with four practice tests.

How This Book Is Organized

Petersons Master the GRE is divided into six parts to facilitate your study:

Part I explains basic information about the GRE revised General Test and provides an overview with examples of the different question types youll find on the test.

Part II offers a diagnostic test to help you identify your areas of strength and those areas where you will need to spend more time in your review sessions.

Part III explores the Analytical Writing section of the test and offers strategies for developing well-supported and coherent responses to the types of tasks that you will be required to answer.

Part IV goes into detail about the different question formats that you will find in the Verbal Reasoning section and offers strategies for answering each type.