#0 - Shorter GRE - Verbal Section: Question type breakdown
#1 - Introduction
#2 - Definitional Sentences
#3 - Punctuaction:Colon,Semicolon, and Dash


The questions on the GRE are broken down in a specific format. In order to do your best, it is important to know how to navigate through the different question types in order to maximize your score.

Remember the actual structure of the new Shorter GRE

1st verbal section:

• 1 single blank, one double blank, 1 Triple blank, 1 short passage of 2 questions each (the short passage was only ONE small paragraph), 4 sentence equivalence and one short to medium passage of 3 questions (2 small paragraphs)
  
  Q1)Single Blank
  
  Q2)Double Blank
  
  Q3)Triple Blank
  
  Q4 and Q5 were based on one short passage (one small paragraph)
  
  Q6)Sentence Equivalence
  
  Q7)Sentence Equivalence
  
  Q8)Sentence Equivalence
  
  Q9)Sentence Equivalence
  
  Q10 to Q12 based on one passage but the passage was not long (you didn’t have to scroll and there were 2 small paragraphs)
  
• We could have also, instead of the medium passages, a long one of about 400 words

Remember, you get the same number of points for the really difficult three-blank TC as you do the really easy one blank. That is not to say you won’t spend more time on a two-blank TC then on a three-blank. If you feel any one question is eating up an inordinate amount of time, then skip it and come back to it. The upside to this is not just saving time; often your brain is more likely to “get it” when, with fresh eyes, you look at the question again.

2nd verbal section:

• 1 single bank, 1 double blank, 2 triple blank, 1 short passage of 2 questions(one short paragraph), 1 short passage of 3 questions (two short paragraphs), 3 sentence equivalence, 1 critical reasoning, one short passage of 2 questions.
  
  Q1)Single blank
  
  Q2)Double blank
  
  Q3)Triple Blank
  
  Q4)Triple Blank
  
  Q5 and Q6 were based on one short passage (one small paragraph)
  
  Q7-Q9 was based on one short passage (two short paragraphs)
  
  Q10)Sentence equivalence
  
  Q11)Sentence equivalence
  
  Q12)Sentence equivalence
  
  Q13)Critical reasoning
  
  Q14 and Q15 was based on one short passage (two small paragraph)
  
• We could have also, instead of the medium passages, a long one of about 400 words