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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (March 31st)Math \({0 < a < b < 1}\) Quantity A Quantity B \({\sqrt{a+b}}\) \({\sqrt a + \sqrt b}\) A) Quantity A is greater.B) Quantity B is greater.C) The two quantities are equal.D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to... GRE Question of the Day (March 27th)Verbal In film studies—a visually oriented discipline that is _______ backlit close-ups, eyeline matches, and voyeuristic gazes—scholars have often been tone-deaf to the sounds of music.A) fixated onB) obsessed withC) unconcerned withD) amused byE) bothered byF) indifferent to Correct Answer - A and B - (click and... GRE Question of the Day (March 26th)Math It is claimed that the change in population occurred because the use of a certain pesticide was discontinued in 1984. Which of the following, if true about 1984, strengthens this claim?(A) A disease that makes eggshells of birds of species G fragile was introduced in... GRE Question of the Day (March 25th)Verbal There are few (i) ______ thrills to be gleaned from Kafka’s writing, for his characters, which typically embody ideas, are not fleshed out enough for the reader to become fully immersed in their plights. Blank (i) novel vicarious tangential precarious substantive Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to... GRE Question of the Day (March 24th)Math \({x - y + z=0}\) \({2x +y + 3z = 0}\) In the system of equations above, if \({z \neq 0}\), then the ratio of x to z is (A) \({- \frac{{2}}{{1}}}\) (B) \({- \frac{{4}}{{3}}}\) (C) \({- \frac{{1}}{{2}}}\) (D) \({\frac{{3}}{{4}}}\) (E) \({\frac{{4}}{{3}}}\) Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to... GRE Question of the Day (March 23rd)Verbal The number of people 85 or older in the United States started increasing dramatically during the last ten years. The good health care that these people enjoyed in the United States during their vulnerable childhood years is primarily responsible for this trend.Which of the following,... GRE Question of the Day (March 20th)Verbal It is a popular misconception that nuclear fusion power is free of radioactivity; in fact, the deuterium-tritium reaction that nuclear scientists are currently exploring with such zeal produces both alpha particles and neutrons. (The neutrons are used to produce tritium from a lithium blanket surrounding... GRE Question of the Day (March 19th)Math It is claimed that the change in population occurred because the use of a certain pesticide was discontinued in 1984. Which of the following, if true about 1984, strengthens this claim?(A) A disease that makes eggshells of birds of species G fragile was introduced... GRE Question of the Day (March 18th)Verbal Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as __________.A) orthodoxB) eccentricC) originalD) triflingE) conventionalF) innovative Correct Answer - C or F - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (March 17th)Math A student has test scores of 85, x, and y, respectively, and an average (arithmetic mean) score of 95 on the three tests. Quantity A Quantity B The average (arithmetic mean) of x and y 100 A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity in Column B is greater.C)The... |