GRE For Dummies, Premier 7th Edition, with CD

Part I: Mastering the GRE Test-Taking Experience 5

Chapter 1: Knowing What to Expect with the GRE 7

Chapter 2: Owning the GRE: Strategies for Success 13

Chapter 3: Gearing Up for Test Day 19

Part II: Tackling the Verbal Section One Word at a Time 25

Chapter 4: Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence: The Easiest Verbal Questions 27

Chapter 5: Making Sense of What You Read: Reading Comprehension 45

Chapter 6: Analyzing the Argument Questions 59

Chapter 7: Expanding Your Vocabulary to Boost Your Score 69

Part III: High School Math and Beyond: Math You Thought You'd Never Need Again 87

Chapter 8: Brushing Up on Basic Arithmetic 89

Chapter 9: Algebra: Finding What X Really Means 103

Chapter 10: Shaping Up Your Geometry Skills 123

Chapter 11: Translating English into Math: Word Problem Strategies 149

Chapter 12: Interpreting Data and Graphs 169

Chapter 13: Comparing Quantities: They Report, You Decide Which Is Greater 183

Part IV: Penning Powerful Analytical Essays 195

Chapter 14: Writing Analytical Essays on Issues and Arguments 197

Chapter 15: Practicing Analytical Writing and Sample Essays 211

Part V: Taking Full-Length Practice GREs: It’s All You 219

Chapter 16: Practice Exam 1 221

Chapter 17: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 243

Chapter 18: Practice Exam 2 259

Chapter 19: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 285

Chapter 20: Practice Exam 3 295

Chapter 21: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 323

Part VI: The Part of Tens 331

Chapter 22: Ten Key Facts about the GRE 333

Chapter 23: Ten Mistakes You Won’t Make (And Others Will) 337

Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Warm Up and Relax Before and During the GRE 341

Appendix A: About the CD 345

Index 349