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This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order #14803770223. Unlawful distribution of this ebook is prohibited. Customer name HUAN-LIN CHANG , Order Id: 14803770223 The ETS® Personal Potential Index (ETS® PPI) is a convenient, web-based tool that collects feedback from evaluators you select to provide information about you on personal qualities that graduate deans and faculty have told us are important for success, including: 6)*2'! #!) -!/%1%/3 6!(2*-& 6'))%)#) -#)%4/%*) 6*((0)%/%*)&%''. 6!.%'%!)! 6/$%.) )/!#-%/3 )!3*0-!1'0/* $1!+-*1% ! /$!%-"!! &3*0.!'!/(0'/%+'!!1'0/%*)."*- %)'0.%*)%)0./*(%4! 1'0/%*)!+*-//$/2%''!.!)/*)5 !)/%''3/*/$! institutions of your choice. When used with GRE® scores, ETS PPI can help you stand out. $!0)%,0!%)"*-(/%*)*)/%)! %)3*0-!.3/*0.!) %)"*-(/%1!1'0/%*) !+*-/*(+'!(!)/./$!%)"*-(/%*)+-*1% ! 37.*-!.) /-).-%+/.) ) help graduate and business schools know you’re up to the challenge. 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Experience test prep that is as close to the actual test as you can get with the the POWERPREP ® II, Version 2.0 Software. Download the free software at www.ets.org/gre/ powerprep2/download. b Authentic GRE questions with answers and explanations. Practice with real test questions created by the test makers. b ETS’s own test-taking strategies. Learn valuable hints and tips that can help you get your best score. b Official information on the GRE revised General Test. Get the facts about the test content and structure—straight from ETS. Welcome to About ETS At ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves individuals, educational institu- tions, and government agencies by providing customized solutions for teacher certi- fication, English language learning, and elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education, as well as conducting education research, analysis, and policy studies. 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Unlawful distribution of this ebook is prohibited. Customer name HUAN-LIN CHANG , Order Id: 14803770223 This page intentionally left blank This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order #14803770223. Unlawful distribution of this ebook is prohibited. Customer name HUAN-LIN CHANG , Order Id: 14803770223 revised General Test Guide to the New York | Chicago | San Francisco | Lisbon | London | Madrid | Mexico City Milan | New Delhi | San Juan | Seoul | Singapore | Sydney | Toronto Official GRE The ® 2 nd Edition This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order #14803770223. Unlawful distribution of this ebook is prohibited. Customer name HUAN-LIN CHANG , Order Id: 14803770223 Contents How to Use This Book / Software Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi 1 About the GRE ® revised General Test 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Structure and Content of the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Preparing for the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Test-taking Strategies for the Computer-based Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Test-taking Strategies for the Paper-based Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Understanding GRE Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 GRE ® Analytical Writing 11 Overview of the Analytical Writing Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Preparing for the Analytical Writing Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 General Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Analyze an Issue Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Analyze an Argument Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 GRE Scoring Guide: Analyze an Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 GRE Scoring Guide: Analyze an Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Score Level Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 3 GRE ® Verbal Reasoning 43 Overview of the Verbal Reasoning Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Verbal Reasoning Question Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order #14803770223. Unlawful distribution of this ebook is prohibited. Customer name HUAN-LIN CHANG , Order Id: 14803770223 4 GRE ® Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions 143 SET 1. Discrete Questions: Easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 SET 2. Discrete Questions: Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 SET 3. Discrete Questions: Hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 SET 4. Data Interpretation Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Answers and Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Practice Questions 53 SET 1. Discrete Questions: Easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 SET 2. Reading Comprehension Questions: Easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 SET 3. Discrete Questions: Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 SET 4. Reading Comprehension Questions: Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 SET 5. Discrete Questions: Hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 SET 6. Reading Comprehension Questions: Hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Answers and Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 5 GRE ® Quantitative Reasoning 107 Overview of the Quantitative Reasoning Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Quantitative Reasoning Question Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Mathematical Conventions for the Quantitative Reasoning Measure of the GRE revised General Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 6 GRE ® Quantitative Reasoning This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order #14803770223. Unlawful distribution of this ebook is prohibited. Customer name HUAN-LIN CHANG , Order Id: 14803770223 7 GRE ® Math Review 207 1. Arithmetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 2. Algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 3. Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 4. Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 8 GRE ® Practice Test 1 303 Section 1: Analytical Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Section 2: Analytical Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Section 3: Verbal Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Section 4: Verbal Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Section 5: Quantitative Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Section 6: Quantitative Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Evaluating Your Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Score Conversion Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Analytical Writing Sample Responses and Reader Commentaries . . . . . . . . 353 Section 1: Analyze an Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353 Section 2: Analyze an Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360 Answers and Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Section 3: Verbal Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Section 4: Verbal Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Section 5: Quantitative Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Section 6: Quantitative Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order #14803770223. 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Customer name HUAN-LIN CHANG , Order Id: 14803770223 [...]... up to three times a year For the most up-to-date information about the GRE revised General Test, visit the GRE website at www .ets. org /gre 1 This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order #14803770223 Unlawful distribution of this ebook is prohibited About the GRE revised General Test Structure and Content of the Test Content The GRE revised General Test is composed of three measures—Analytical Writing,... critical thinking and analytical writing skills Scoring guides for the Issue and Argument prompts are included in this publication, and they are available on the GRE website at www .ets. org /gre/ scores/how The GRE Program plans to implement e-rater® scoring technology in the scoring process for the Analytical Writing measure of the computer-based GRE revised General Test The e-rater scoring engine is... are available in this publication on page 41, and on the GRE website at www ets. org /gre/ awscoredescriptions The ScoreSelect SM Option Introduced in July 2012, the new ScoreSelectSM option is available for both the GRE revised General Test and GRE Subject Tests and can be used by anyone with reportable scores from the last five years This option lets you decide which test scores to send to the institutions... engine is a computerized natural language–processing program developed by ETS When e-rater scoring is implemented, information about it will be available on the GRE website at www .ets. org /gre/ scores/how 7 This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order #14803770223 Unlawful distribution of this ebook is prohibited About the GRE revised General Test Independent Intellectual Activity During the scoring... need screen magnification or selectable colors to take the computer-based GRE revised General Test, you can download a special version of ZoomText software from the GRE website at www .ets. org /gre/ powerprep2 This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order #14803770223 Unlawful distribution of this ebook is prohibited 1 About the GRE ® revised General Test Your goal for this chapter g Review basic information... another’s responses in relation to the scoring guide Try to determine how each paper meets or misses the criteria for each score point in the guide Comparing your own response to the scoring guide will help you see how and where you might need to improve 15 This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order #14803770223 Unlawful distribution of this ebook is prohibited GRE Analytical Writing The Form of Your... You will also see samples of each question type, with helpful explanations STEP 3 Practice Answering GRE Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning Questions Chapters 4 and 6 offer sets of practice Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning questions in the format of the GRE revised General Test The question sets are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, from easy through medium to hard Answer the questions... rather than a separate answer sheet You will be provided with an ETS calculator to use during the Quantitative Reasoning section; you may not use your own calculator Information about using the calculator to help you answer questions appears in the free Practice Book for the Paper-based GRE revised General Test, which is available at www .ets. org /gre/ prepare 3 This ebook was issued to HUAN-LIN CHANG, order... taken a GRE test as part of your four free score reports After test day, you can send scores from your Most Recent, All, or Any specific test administration(s) for a fee when ordering Additional Score Reports Just remember, scores for a test administration must be reported in their entirety For more information, visit www .ets. org /gre/ scoreselect Score Reporting Time Frames Scores from computer-based GRE. .. 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