What is asked on the GRE?

Verbal Reasoning:

• Conduct an analysis of a piece of discourse and derive conclusions from it.
• Use reasoning skills with help from insufficient data.
• Determine the writer or author’s perspective or assumptions from reading the written content.
• Understand different kinds of meanings such as figurative meaning, literal meaning, and intended meaning.
• Identify significant points and distinguish them from less significant points.
• Make sense of textual structure and also summarize the given text.
• Understand the meanings of specific words, sentences, and whole paragraphs.
• Understand the connection between words and concepts/ideas.

The Quantitative Test:

• Interpret quantitative data or information and then analyze it.
• Find solutions to problems using mathematics.
• Implement mathematical systems such as algebra, arithmetic, data interpretation, and geometry to solve problems.
• A calculator is usually provided during this part of the General GRE Test.

The Analytical Writing Test:

• Articulate or explain ideas fluently.
• Support these ideas with the help of examples and reasoning skills.
• Analyze claims and their related evidence.
• Discuss coherently and with focus.
• Manage the various core aspects of written English.
• The entire purpose of the Analytical Writing Section is to help you showcase your skills in responding appropriately to a given task.