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Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions, Volume 1

The book you are holding offers 150 real GRE practice questions directly from the maker of the GRE revised General Test. This book is specially created to give you in-depth practice and accurate test preparation for the Verbal Reasoning measure.

Heres what you will find inside:

Authentic GRE Verbal Reasoning test questions arranged by question type and difficulty levelto help you build your test-taking skills. Plus, mixed practice sets.

Answers and explanations for every question!

ETSs own test-taking strategies. Learn valuable hints and tips that can help you get your best score.

Official information on the GRE Verbal Reasoning measure. Get the facts about the test content, structure, and scoringstraight from ETS.

Plus: an overview of the GRE Analytical Writing measure with writing strategies, sample writing tasks, and sample scored essays.

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ETS makes available free test preparation materials for individuals planning to take a GRE test. POWERPREP II software is available for individuals planning to take the computer-delivered GRE revised General Test, and the Practice Book for the Paper-based GRE revised General Test, Second Edition, is available for individuals planning to take the paper-delivered test. The information about how to prepare for the Verbal Reasoning measure of the GRE revised General Test, test-taking strategies, question strategies, etc., that is included in the free test preparation is also included in this publication. This publication also provides you with 150 brand new practice questions with answers and explanations.

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How to Use This Book

This book provides important information about the Verbal Reasoning and Analytical Writing measures of the GRE revised General Test, including the types of questions they include, and the knowledge and skills that they measure. The book will help you: