Magoosh - GRE Prep by Magoosh

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Writers of the Round Table Press

PO Box 511, Highland Park, IL 60035

www.roundtablecompanies.com

Printed in the United States of America

First Edition: January 2017

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Magoosh.

GRE prep by magoosh / Magoosh.1st ed. p. cm.

ISBN Paperback: 978-1-939418-91-3

ISBN Digital: 978-1-939418-92-0

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016961821

RTC Publishing is an imprint of Writers of the Round Table, Inc. Writers of the Round Table Press and the RTC Publishing logo are trademarks of Writers of the Round Table, Inc.

GRE, TOEFL, and Praxis are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). This workbook is not endorsed or approved by ETS nor any of the following trademark holders:
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MCAT is a registered trademark of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board.

Hi there!

First, we want to take this opportunity to thank you for checking out this book by Magoosh. Youll soon discover that the content of these pages, combined with our online product, packs a gigantic GRE-prep wallop.

You see, what youre holding in your hands is a companion guide for the Magoosh GRE-prep program offered online at magoosh.com. Youre not going to find thousands of practice questions in these pages. Instead, youre going to find two hundred of the highest-quality, best-explained, and most robust questions that have helped thousands of students succeed on the actual GRE. On top of the thorough explanations and step-by-step directions, we rank the difficulty level of each question and tell you what percentage of our online students answered the question (or one like it) correctly. These stats are there to help you size up each question before you dive in. You can use them to figure out what actually makes a question easy , medium , or hard . Getting a feel for the difficulty level of the questions on the GRE will help you approach the test with more confidence. Look at that, youll say to yourself. I just sailed through a hard question like it was no big deal!

With the help of this book and all the useful features in Magoosh online, youll rock the GRE.

Thats because the preparation you do with Magoosh online mimics the real experience of a computer-based test like the GRE. Youll have all the tools you need and know what to expect when you sit down to take the real test. In addition to the thousand-plus practice questions online, we also provide a text explanation and a video explanation for every question. Yes, every single one. And we dont just offer practice questions. To help you cover the basics, we also provide more than two hundred video lessons that cover every topic on the test.

We hope youre getting the sense that we really care about your success, because we do. Thats where this book comes in. We started wondering how we could help you study even more efficiently for the GRE and figured that an actual book might come in handy. Sometimes books can go places laptops cant. You can toss this book in your bag and study whenever you find yourself lacking an Internet connection, wanting to review handwritten notes, or feeling like you might learn something better from a physical book. This book extends the Magoosh content to help keep you studying whenever and wherever its convenient.

Magoosh isnt just about practice questions and tests, though. We also have a free blog (magoosh.com/gre) full of great study tips and other info. In fact, weve used some of our most popular posts to help write this book. In addition, youll find free math and vocabulary flashcards in the iOS and Google Play app stores. You can flip through these online resources whenever you have a few free minutes.

We hope you find this book useful, and we would love to hear your feedback. If you have any questions, comments, or want to send a virtual high five, get in touch with us at book@magoosh.com. Happy studying!

All the best,

The Magoosh Team

Meet Magoosh

The Team

We at Magoosh are a bunch of education nerds who get super stoked about helping students achieve their academic dreams.

This is Bhavin Parikh, our CEO and founder. He has a BS/BA in economics and computer science from Duke University and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley. Now, hes on a mission to change the way people learn and how they think about learning, which is why he started Magoosh in 2009. Fun fact: when hes not hard at work with our team, youll usually find Bhavin playing ultimate Frisbee or Smash Bros.

And heres the rest of the fantastic Magoosh team!

The Magoosh Experts

Learn more about the Magoosh test-prep experts who helped write this book! All the tips, tricks, and lessons youre about to read came from the minds of these two instructors. If you have any questions for them, send an email to . Were always happy to speak with students!

Chris Lele

GRE and SAT Curriculum Manager at Magoosh

Chris is the GRE and SAT curriculum manager (and vocabulary wizard) at Magoosh Online Test Prep. In his time at Magoosh, he has inspired countless students across the globe, turning what is otherwise a daunting experience into an opportunity for learning, growth, and fun. Some of his students have even gone on to get near perfect scores. Chris is also very popular on the internet. His GRE channel on YouTube has over eight million views.