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GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS®
Introduction to the Verbal Reasoning Measure
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Introduction to the Verbal Reasoning Measure
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This document has been created to be accessible to individuals who use screen readers. You may wish to consult the manual or help system for your screen reader to learn how best to take advantage of the features implemented in this document. In particular, numerous hyperlinks have been added to assist in moving easily between explanations of questions and the parts of the question referenced by the explanation. Please consult the separate document, GRE Screen Reader Instructions.doc, for additional important details.
This document describes the types of questions contained in the Verbal Reasoning section, gives you strategies for answering them, and presents some worked examples.
Purpose and Format of the Verbal Reasoning Section
The Verbal Reasoning section of the GRE® measures your ability to analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it, to analyze relationships among component parts of sentences, and to recognize relationships among words and concepts.
Verbal Reasoning questions appear in several formats, each of which is discussed in detail below. About half of the section requires you to read passages and answer questions on those passages. The other half requires you to read, interpret, and complete existing sentences, groups of sentences, or paragraphs. All of the questions are multiple choice, with the number of choices varying, depending on the type of question.
Verbal Reasoning Question Types
The GRE Verbal Reasoning section contains three types of questions: Reading
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS®
Introduction to the Verbal Reasoning Measure
Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the E T S logo, GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS, and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (E T S) in the United States and other countries.
Introduction to the Verbal Reasoning Measure
Information for screen reader users:
This document has been created to be accessible to individuals who use screen readers. You may wish to consult the manual or help system for your screen reader to learn how best to take advantage of the features implemented in this document. In particular, numerous hyperlinks have been added to assist in moving easily between explanations of questions and the parts of the question referenced by the explanation. Please consult the separate document, GRE Screen Reader Instructions.doc, for additional important details.
This document describes the types of questions contained in the Verbal Reasoning section, gives you strategies for answering them, and presents some worked examples.
Purpose and Format of the Verbal Reasoning Section
The Verbal Reasoning section of the GRE® measures your ability to analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it, to analyze relationships among component parts of sentences, and to recognize relationships among words and concepts.
Verbal Reasoning questions appear in several formats, each of which is discussed in detail below. About half of the section requires you to read passages and answer questions on those passages. The other half requires you to read, interpret, and complete existing sentences, groups of sentences, or paragraphs. All of the questions are multiple choice, with the number of choices varying, depending on the type of question.
Verbal Reasoning Question Types
The GRE Verbal Reasoning section contains three types of questions: Reading