How to Prepare for the GRE Verbal Section

The verbal section comprises one third of the Graduate Records Examination (GRE). You have been preparing for this section throughout your college career. Simply by exposing yourself to different writing styles and learning new words along the way, you have built a great foundation. To get the best score possible on the GRE verbal section it is important to study and prepare.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Practice tests
• GRE study guide
• Dictionary

1. Study the different question types that you will encounter on the GRE verbal section. The verbal section will consist of 30 questions divided between antonyms, analogies, sentence completion and reading comprehension questions.

2. Review a list of high-frequency GRE vocabulary words found in study guides and online. Add words you cannot easily define to your personal study list. Memorize as many of the high-frequency GRE words as you can.

3. Recognize that the answers to questions in the verbal section are the "best" or "most-likely" answers. Try not to rationalize answer choices.

4. Keep in mind that the reading comprehension questions will take the most time to complete. Try to answer the other question types quickly to save time for the reading comprehension questions.

5. Use practice tests and sample questions to become familiar with different question types found in the GRE verbal section.

Tips & Warnings

• Pick up one of the many available GRE study guides. These guides are full of practice questions, tests and study tips.
• The first few questions in the verbal section will dictate the difficulty level for the remainder of the section. Take time to answer these correctly since more difficult questions have higher point values.
• Answering a question incorrectly does not deduct points from your score. So, guess if you are unsure of the answer.

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