3. Verbal Section Geography Flashcards
Review the types of questions on the GRE verbal section, how to pace yourself, basic strategies for taking the verbal exam, and helpful tips for learning vocabulary. The Princeton Review. Princeton Review GRE Premium Prep, 2021 (Graduate School Test Preparation) (p. 31). Random House Children's Books. Kindle Edition.
Name two things the GRE wishes to accomplish with the verbal test.
1) Greater analytical skills, and 2) understanding vocabulary in context.
Name the three types of questions on the GRE verbal test.
1) Text completions, 2) sentence equivalence, and 3) reading comprehension.
What are TEXT COMPLETION questions, and what do these ask you to do?
Text completion questions are sections of text with one or more blanks. These questions ask you to choose the best word to place in each blank.
What are SENTENCE EQUIVALENCE questions, and what do these ask you to do?
Sentence equivalence are vocabulary-oriented questions consisting of one sentence with six answer choices. These questions ask you to choose the two answers from the six.
What are READING COMPREHENSION questions, and what do these ask you to do?
Reading comprehension questions are passages ranging from one to five paragraphs, each consisting of one to five questions. 1) These often consist some argument the author is defending, even if it is only his/her opinion, in which case you will be asked to identify the author’s point of view or assumptions and premises. 2) Other questions will ask about specific details in-, or provable from-, the passage; the structure or tone of the text, how a word is used in context, or the main idea.
Name the three types of reading comprehension questions on the GRE test.
1) Multiple choice, 2) select all that apply, and 3) select a sentence.
How is the GRE verbal section structured?
It is structured in a two multiple-choice sections, each consisting of 20 questions, each 30 minutes long. Your performance in the first verbal section affects the difficulty of the second verbal section.
The first verbal section (section 3 of GRE test) is structured as follows: questions 1-6, text completion; questions 7-11, reading comprehension; questions 12-15, sentence equivalence; questions 16-20, reading comprehension.
The second verbal section (section 5 of GRE test) is structured as follows: questions 1-6, text completion; questions 7-12, reading comprehension; questions 13-16, sentence equivalence; questions 17-20, reading comprehension.
Name two proven test-taking strategies for the GRE verbal section.
1) Accuracy not speed, and 2) POE–process of elimination.
Explain POE.
Instead of looking for the correct answer, look for the incorrect answers and eliminate them.
Explain POOD.
POOD (Personal Order of Difficulty) is the strategy whereby you skip the questions you are not good at, focusing first on your strengths. In this way, you do not rush through the types of questions you would normally get correct simply because they show up later in the section.
Name some effective strategy for studying vocabulary.
1) Prioritize words from the Key Terms (in chapter 9) to the following: (1) Words I Know, (2) Words I Sort of Know, and (3) Words I Don’t Know–and spend most of your time studying the second and third group.
2) Read, read, read.
3) Keep a vocabulary list.
