GRE General Test course

Spis treści kursu

1. Dział 1

   Getting started

   How the GRE General Test is built: the five sections and their timings, how the second section of each measure adapts to the first, how navigation inside a section works, and how Verbal, Quant and the essay are scored. Read this first; every later lesson assumes it.

   1. 1.How the GRE works: sections, timing, adaptivity and scoringKnow the five sections, the time per question, how section-level adaptivity works and why you should never leave a GRE question blank.18 min

2. Dział 2

   Text Completion

   Text Completion questions give one to five sentences with one to three blanks, and credit only a fully correct set of answers. This unit teaches how to find the clue for a blank, read the signal words that set its direction, work through two- and three-blank passages, and use vocabulary precisely in context.

   1. 2.Text Completion: reading for the clueFind the words in the sentence that decide the blank, predict your own answer before you look, and only then match it to a choice.18 min
   2. 3.Text Completion: signal words that set the directionUse contrast, continuation, cause and time words to know whether the blank agrees with its clue or opposes it, and handle double reversals.18 min
   3. 4.Text Completion: two and three blanksStart with the blank that has the strongest clue, let each answer inform the next, and test the whole passage before you commit.22 min
   4. 5.Text Completion: vocabulary in contextHandle second meanings, misleading roots and words with the right sense but the wrong charge, and decide what to do with a word you do not know.20 min

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   Sentence Equivalence

   Sentence Equivalence questions give one sentence with one blank and six choices, and ask for the two choices that complete it with sentences alike in meaning; both must be right to score. This unit teaches a method for finding the pair, how to tell true pairs from near misses, and how to match the tone and strength the sentence asks for.

   1. 6.Sentence Equivalence: a method that finds the pairPredict the blank, find every choice that fits, then keep only the two that give sentences alike in meaning. One perfect word without a partner is not enough.18 min
   2. 7.Sentence Equivalence: true pairs and near missesTell a true pair from a near miss: words that share a topic, overlap only in part, or carry a different charge do not give sentences alike in meaning.18 min
   3. 8.Sentence Equivalence: tone and intensityMatch the strength and tone the sentence asks for: words like only, utterly and nothing short of decide between pairs that point the same way.17 min

4. Dział 4

   Reading Comprehension

   About half of GRE Verbal Reasoning is based on passages. This unit teaches how to read a passage for its structure, answer main-idea, detail and inference questions, handle the select-one-or-more and Select-in-Passage formats, and reason about arguments: their assumptions, and what would strengthen, weaken or explain them.

   1. 9.Reading a passage for its structureRead each GRE passage for what its parts are doing, not for every fact, and build a quick map you can answer most questions from.18 min
   2. 10.Main idea, primary purpose and the author’s attitudeState a passage’s main idea in one sentence, match purpose choices verb first, and rule out choices that are too broad, too narrow or off in tone.18 min
   3. 11.Detail and inference questionsAnswer detail questions by going back to the text, and inference questions by taking the smallest step the passage forces, never a step it only allows.20 min
   4. 12.Select-in-Passage and select-one-or-more questionsJudge each choice of a select-one-or-more question on its own, and find a Select-in-Passage sentence by turning the description into a test.18 min
   5. 13.Argument passages: conclusions, assumptions and flawsBreak a short argument into conclusion and evidence, find the unstated assumption that links them, and name the flaw when the link fails.20 min
   6. 14.Strengthen, weaken and explainUse the gap in an argument to find what strengthens or weakens it, and resolve an apparent paradox with the fact that lets both sides be true.20 min

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   Quantitative question types

   GRE Quantitative Reasoning uses four formats: quantitative comparison, multiple choice with one answer, multiple choice with one or more answers, and numeric entry. This unit teaches the strategy each format needs, apart from the maths itself, which the following units cover topic by topic.

   1. 15.Quantitative comparison: strategy for the four fixed choicesCompare two quantities without computing more than you must: simplify both sides safely, test deliberate cases, and know when the answer is fixed.22 min
   2. 16.Numeric entry and select-one-or-more questionsAnswer numeric entry questions with no choices to lean on, and test every choice of a select-one-or-more question against one simplified condition.20 min

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   Arithmetic

   Arithmetic is one of the four content areas of GRE Quantitative Reasoning. This unit covers the integer properties (divisibility, primes, remainders, odd and even), exponents and roots, fractions, decimals and the number line, percent, ratio, rate and sequences of numbers, with the traps each topic sets.

   1. 17.Integers, divisibility and primesBreak any integer into primes, then use the factorisation to count divisors, find the GCD and LCM, and decide what must divide a number.20 min
   2. 18.Remainders, odd and even, and positive and negativeWrite any remainder as an equation, work out remainders of sums and products, and settle odd, even and sign questions by rule, not by guessing.20 min
   3. 19.Exponents and rootsUse the exponent rules on a common base, simplify and combine square roots, and compare powers without working out huge numbers.20 min
   4. 20.Fractions, decimals and the number lineCompare and convert fractions and decimals, tell terminating from repeating decimals, and place, measure and divide distances on the number line.20 min
   5. 21.Percents, percent change and successive changesTurn every percent into a multiplier, find the right base for a percent change, and chain or undo changes without the classic GRE slips.20 min
   6. 22.Ratios and proportionsTurn a ratio into parts with one multiplier, link ratios through a shared term, and solve proportions and changing-ratio problems cleanly.20 min
   7. 23.Rates, work and speedUse amount = rate × time for distance and work, find true average speeds, add rates for joint work, and keep units straight.22 min
   8. 24.Sequences of numbersFind any term of an arithmetic or geometric sequence, count and add terms without off-by-one errors, and handle recursive and repeating patterns.20 min

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   Algebra

   Algebra is one of the four content areas of GRE Quantitative Reasoning. This unit covers linear equations and systems, expressions and factoring, quadratic equations, inequalities and absolute value, functions and invented operations, lines on the coordinate plane, and turning word problems into equations.

   1. 25.Linear equations and systems of two equationsSolve linear equations without sign slips, solve two-equation systems by substitution or elimination, and spot when only a combination is needed.20 min
   2. 26.Algebraic expressions, identities and factoringExpand and factor expressions with three key identities, simplify fractions by cancelling factors, and use identities to evaluate without solving.22 min
   3. 27.Quadratic equations: factoring, the formula and the discriminantSolve quadratics by factoring or by the formula, keep both roots, read the discriminant, and use the sum and product of roots as a shortcut.22 min
   4. 28.Inequalities and absolute valueSolve linear inequalities, flip the sign only when you should, combine ranges correctly, and treat absolute value as distance on the number line.22 min
   5. 29.Functions and invented operationsEvaluate functions and compositions with careful substitution, solve for an input, and work any operation a question defines with a new symbol.20 min
   6. 30.Coordinate geometry: lines, slopes and interceptsFind slopes and intercepts, write the equation of a line, use parallel and perpendicular slopes, and find midpoints and distances on the plane.22 min
   7. 31.Turning word problems into equationsName the unknown precisely, translate the words into an equation phrase by phrase, solve it, and answer the question that was actually asked.22 min

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   Geometry

   Geometry is one of the four content areas of GRE Quantitative Reasoning. This unit covers lines and angles, triangles and the Pythagorean theorem, special right triangles and similar figures, circles, quadrilaterals and other polygons, and three-dimensional figures. Every figure is described in words, and each lesson shows how to read a figure for what it states rather than what it appears to show.

   1. 32.Lines and angles: vertical angles, parallels and transversalsFind unknown angles from straight lines, crossing lines and parallels cut by a transversal, and read a figure for what it states, not what it looks like.18 min
   2. 33.Triangles and the Pythagorean theoremBound a missing side with the triangle inequality, find areas with the right height, and use the Pythagorean theorem only where it applies.20 min
   3. 34.Special right triangles, similarity and congruenceUse the 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 side ratios on sight, match similar triangles by their angles, and scale lengths and areas correctly.22 min
   4. 35.Circles: arcs, sectors, inscribed angles and tangentsWork from the radius to circumference, area, arcs and sectors, and use inscribed angles and tangents to turn circle questions into triangle questions.20 min
   5. 36.Quadrilaterals, polygons, area and perimeterKnow what each quadrilateral guarantees, find any polygon's angles, and compute areas of trapezoids, parallelograms and composite shapes.22 min
   6. 37.Three-dimensional figures: volume, surface area and diagonalsFind volumes and surface areas of boxes, cubes, cylinders and prisms, scale them correctly, and count how many objects really fit inside.20 min

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   Data analysis

   Data analysis is one of the four content areas of GRE Quantitative Reasoning. This unit covers descriptive statistics (centre, spread, quartiles and boxplots), reading tables and graphs, counting methods, probability, and distributions including the normal curve. Inferential statistics is not tested, so the focus is on reading data accurately and reasoning about it.

   1. 38.Mean, median, mode and rangeWork with sums instead of averages, find the median of any list or frequency table, and predict how centre and spread react to changes in the data.20 min
   2. 39.Standard deviation, quartiles and boxplotsJudge spread without long calculations: what standard deviation measures, how to find quartiles and the IQR, and what a boxplot can and cannot tell you.22 min
   3. 40.Reading graphs and data interpretationRead tables, bar, line and circle graphs, scatterplots and frequency distributions accurately, and answer data interpretation questions with the right base.22 min
   4. 41.Counting: permutations, combinations and Venn diagramsCount arrangements and selections with the multiplication principle, decide when order matters, handle restrictions, and count overlapping groups.22 min
   5. 42.Probability: compound events and conditional probabilityFind probabilities by counting, combine events with "and", "or" and "not", draw without replacement, and read conditional probabilities from a two-way table.24 min
   6. 43.Distributions, expected value and the normal curveRead a probability distribution, find an expected value, and use the approximate 68–95–99.7 rule and standard units to answer normal-curve questions.22 min

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    Analytical Writing: the Issue task

    The GRE opens with one 30-minute "Analyze an Issue" task, scored from 0 to 6 in half points. These lessons cover what the task asks, how to plan a qualified position with reasons and examples, and how to write and revise it in the time.

    1. 44.The Issue task: what it asks and how it is scoredWhat the 30-minute "Analyze an Issue" task asks of you, what ETS says about its scoring, and what a position worth defending looks like.18 min
    2. 45.Planning an Issue essay in five minutesTest the statement on cases to find your qualified position, then choose reasons, specific examples and the objection you will answer.20 min
    3. 46.Writing and revising the Issue essay under timeWrite a direct introduction, build body paragraphs that argue, and spend the last minutes on the fixes that change what the essay says.20 min