PART ONEAbout the Graduate Record Examination General TestOrientation 3
How This Book Can Help You Get a Better GRE Score 8
PART TWOTest BustersGeneral Strategies for the Paper-and-Pencil GRE 17
Starting to Work 17
Covering Ground 17
Beating the Clock 18
Busting the Multiple-Choice Format 19
Care and Feeding of the Answer Sheet 20
Setting Attack Priorities 21
The GRE Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) 23
Coping with the Electronic Format 24
Time-Saving Techniques 26
Sentence Completions 27
Test Busters for Verbal Questions 27
Analogies 33
Antonyms 42
Reading Comprehension 51
Test Busters for Analytical Questions 61
Analytical Reasoning 61
Logical Reasoning 91
The New,Experimental Question Types 110
Test Busters for Math Questions 118
Problem Solving 118
Quantitative Comparisons 131
Graphs 136
Expressions 143
BONUS SECTIONThe GRE Subject Tests and Financing Your Graduate EducationThe GRE Subject Tests 1AFinancing Your Graduate Education 30APART THREEGRE Math RevieWMathematics Review for the GRE 143
Basic Properties of Numbers 144
Fractions 145
Decimals 155
Percents 160
Shortcuts in Multiplication and Division 166
Averages 172
Ratio and Proportion 175
Powers and Roots 180
Algebraic Fractions 186
Problem-Solving in Algebra 189
Polynomial Multiplication and Factoring 196
Geometry 197
PART FOUR 207
Coordinate Geometry 207
3 Full-Length Practice ExaminationsPractice Examination 1 213
Answer Key 249
Explanatory Answers 250
Practice Examination 2 279
Answer Key 311
Explanatory Answers 312
Practice Examination 3 335
Answer Key 369
Explanatory Answers 371
PART FIVEA Simulated CATSimulated Computer Adaptive Test 395
Answer Key 544
Explanatory Answers 557