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GRE® Revised General Test: Verbal Reasoning Question Types

The GRE Verbal Reasoning section of the GRE revised General Test contains three types of questions:

Reading Comprehension

Text Completion

Sentence Equivalence

Reading Comprehension questions appear in sets; Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence questions are independent.

Reading Comprehension Questions There are three types of Reading Comprehension questions:

Multiple-choice Questions—Select One Answer Choice: These are the traditional multiple-choice questions with five answer choices of which you must select one.

Multiple-choice Questions—Select One or More Answer Choices: These provide three answer choices and ask you to select all that are correct; one, two, or all three of the answer choices may be correct. To gain credit for these questions, you must select all the correct answers, and only those; there is no credit for partially correct answers.

Select-in-Passage: The question asks you to click on the sentence in the passage that meets a certain description. To answer the question, you choose one of the sentences and click on it; clicking anywhere on a sentence will highlight it.

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Reading comprehension passages are drawn from the physical sciences, the biological sciences, the social sciences, the arts and humanities, and everyday topics, and are based on material found in books and periodicals, both

academic and nonacademic. The passages range in length from one paragraph to four or five paragraphs.

Sample questions 1 to 3 below are based on this passage:

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B.

C.

D. It is higher than it would be if better technologies for capturing carbon It is somewhat less than the cost of electricity transmission and It constitutes at most half of the delivered price of electricity. It is dwelt on by policymakers to the exclusion of other costs associated

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Answer: C. It constitutes at most half of the delivered price of electricity.

Consider each of the three choices separately and select all that apply.

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Answer: B. The proportion of the delivered price of electricity due to generation would rise and then decline.

The burning of fossil fuels would eventually cease to produce atmospheric The proportion of the delivered price of electricity due to generation would Power plants would consume progressively lower quantities of fossil fuels. accumulations of carbon dioxide. rise and then decline. The passage suggests that extensive use of sequestration would, over time, have which of the following consequences?

3.

Answer: “But because sequestration does not affect the cost of electricity

transmission and distribution, delivered prices will rise less, by no more than 50 percent.”

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Page 3 of 10 Select the sentence that explains why an outcome of sequestration that might have been expected would not occur.

Sample questions 4 to 6 below are based on this passage:

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Answer: E. Whether it has caused certain of Glass’s works to be derivative in quality

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Page 4 of 10 The passage addresses which of the following issues related to Glass’s use of popular elements in his classical compositions? How it is regarded by listeners who prefer rock to the classics How it has affected the commercial success of Glass’s music Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glass’s reputation as a Whether it has caused certain of Glass’s works to be derivative in quality in using popular elements in their compositions composer of classical music

Consider each of the three choices separately and select all that apply.

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B.

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Answer: A (A return to the use of popular music in classical compositions) and

C (A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently disparate musical styles) A return to the use of popular music in classical compositions An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently The passage suggests that Glass’s work displays which of the following qualities? approximating that of classical music disparate musical styles

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Answer: “His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.” Select the sentence that distinguishes two ways of integrating rock and classical music.

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Text Completion Questions

Text Completion questions include a passage composed of one to five

sentences with one to three blanks. There are three answer choices per blank, or five answer choices if there is a single blank. There is a single correct answer, consisting of one choice for each blank. The examinee receives no credit for partially correct answers. choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.

Text Completion Question 1.

It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not

allow facts to be by politics: well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to his comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet.

Answer choices for question 1.

Blank 1

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Answer: overshadowed, obscure, and superficiality of our theories

Answer to Question 1 in Context:

It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the , calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet.

Text Completion Question 2. Vain and prone to violence, Caravaggio could not handle success: the more his

Answer choices for question 2.

Blank 1

Answer: eminence and tumultuous

Blank 2

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Answer to Question 2 in Context:

Vain and prone to violence, Caravaggio could not handle success: the more his as an artist increased, the more his life became.

Text Completion Question 3.

The author’s style renders a fascinating subject, the role played by luck in everyday life, extraordinarily

Answer choices for question 3.

Blank 1

Answer: soporific and tedious

Blank 2

Answer to Question 3 in Context:

The author’s style renders a fascinating subject, the role played by luck in everyday life, extraordinarily

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Text Completion Question 4.

From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary

claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion—that of the of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.

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Answer: E. appropriation

Answer to Question 4 in Context:

From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion—that of the

of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit. promotion exploration surveying conservation appropriation

Sentence Equivalence Questions

Sentence Equivalence questions consist of a single sentence, one blank, and six answer choices. These questions require the examinee to select two of the answer choices. The examinee receives no credit for partially correct answers. answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.

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Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as . orthodox eccentric original trifling conventional innovative

Answer: C (original) and F (innovative)

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