McGraw Hill GRE, Ninth Edition
By Erfun Geula
Contents:
PART 1 Getting Started
CHAPTER 1 Introducing the GRE . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What Is the GRE? 3
GRE Scoring 5
What Is a Section-Adaptive Exam? 5
Using the Calculator 6
Skipping Questions and Guessing 6
The GRE Test Format 6
Information for International Test-Takers 13
CHAPTER 2 GRE Diagnostic Test . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How to Use the Diagnostic Test 19
Answers and Explanations 56
Sample Scaled Scores 78
Evaluation Charts 79
PART 2 GRE Analytical Writing and Verbal Reasoning
CHAPTER 3 The Analytical Writing Measure . . . . . . 83
Scoring Analytical Writing 84
How to Approach the “Analyze an Issue” Task 86
How to Approach the “Analyze an Argument” Task 90
CHAPTER 4 Text Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Single-Blank Text Completion Questions 95
Double- and Triple-Blank Text Completion Questions 97
Exercise: Text Completion Set 1 98
Exercise: Text Completion Set 2 101
Exercise: Text Completion Set 3 104
Exercise Answers 107
CHAPTER 5 Sentence Equivalence . . . . . . . . . . 113
How to Approach Sentence Equivalence Questions 113
Look for Synonyms 114
Exercise: Sentence Equivalence Set 1 115
Exercise: Sentence Equivalence Set 2 118
Exercise: Sentence Equivalence Set 3 121
Exercise Answers 124
CHAPTER 6 Reading Comprehension . . . . . . . . 129
Question Formats 130
Information-Based Passages 130
Question Types 135
Argument-Based Passages 140
Exercise: Reading Comprehension 143
Exercise Answers 150
PART 3 GRE Quantitative Reasoning
CHAPTER 7 Two Essential Quantitative Reasoning
Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Strategy 1: Plug In Numbers 155
Strategy 2: Back-Solve 159
Exercise: Two Essential Quantitative Reasoning Strategies 160
Exercise Answers 163
CHAPTER 8 Quantitative Comparison Strategies . . . 167
Quantitative Comparison Format 167
Strategy: Play Devil’s Advocate 168
Strategy: Plug In Numbers with Interesting Properties 169
Strategy: Make Comparisons, Not Calculations 170
Strategy: Make the Columns Comparable 171
Strategy: Use the Implied Relationship Between the Quantities 172
Strategy: Work Backward 172
Exercise: Quantitative Comparison Questions 174
Exercise Answers 176
PART 4 Math Review
CHAPTER 9 Number Properties . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Factors and Multiples 181
Exercise: Factors and Multiples 187
Exercise Answers 189
Odds and Evens 190
Exercise: Odds and Evens 193
Exercise Answers 194
Positives and Negatives 195
Exercise: Positives and Negatives 199
Exercise Answers 202
Evenly Spaced Sets 204
Exercise: Evenly Spaced Sets 207
Exercise Answers 210
CHAPTER 10 Part-to-Whole Relationships . . . . . . 213
Fractions 213
Decimals 220
Exercise: Fractions and Decimals 222
Exercise Answers 227
Percentages 232
Exercise: Percentages 237
Exercise Answers 242
Ratios 246
Exercise: Ratios 251
Exercise Answers 256
CHAPTER 11 Algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Linear Equations 261
Exercise: Linear Equations 267
Exercise Answers 271
Exponents and Roots 273
Exercise: Exponents and Roots 281
Exercise Answers 284
Quadratic Equations 287
Exercise: Quadratic Equations 291
Exercise Answers 294
Formulas, Functions, and Sequences 295
Exercise: Formulas, Functions, and Sequences 300
Exercise Answers 303
Inequalities and Absolute Value 304
Exercise: Inequalities and Absolute Value 311
Exercise Answers 314
CHAPTER 12 From Words to Algebra . . . . . . . . . 317
Word Problems 317
Exercise: Word Problems 322
Exercise Answers 326
Statistics 330
Exercise: Statistics 336
Exercise Answers 340
Rates 343
Exercise: Rates 350
Exercise Answers 354
Probability 359
Exercise: Probability 363
Exercise Answers 366
CHAPTER 13 Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Lines and Angles 370
Exercise: Lines and Angles 373
Exercise Answers 377
Triangles 380
Exercise: Triangles 389
Exercise Answers 396
Polygons 401
Exercise: Polygons 405
Exercise Answers 409
Circles 412
Exercise: Circles 416
Exercise Answers 422
Solids and Cylinders 425
Exercise: Solids and Cylinders 430
Exercise Answers 433
The Coordinate Plane 434
Exercise: The Coordinate Plane 443
Exercise Answers 447
CHAPTER 14 Data Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . 453
How to Answer Data Interpretation Questions 455
Exercise: Data Interpretation 458
Exercise Answers 463
CHAPTER 15 Level 170 Quant Questions . . . . . . . 467
Answers 472
PART 5 GRE Practice Tests
CHAPTER 16 Practice Test 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Section 1: Analytical Writing 475
Section 2: Analytical Writing 479
Section 3: Verbal Reasoning 483
Section 4: Verbal Reasoning 492
Section 5: Quantitative Reasoning 501
Section 6: Quantitative Reasoning 507
Answers and Explanations 513
Sample Scaled Scores 527
CHAPTER 17 Practice Test 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
Section 1: Analytical Writing 529
Section 2: Analytical Writing 533
Section 3: Verbal Reasoning 537
Section 4: Verbal Reasoning 547
Section 5: Quantitative Reasoning 557
Section 6: Quantitative Reasoning 563
Answers and Explanations 569
Sample Scaled Scores 585