GRE® 2022 For Dummies®
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ISBN 978-1-119-81149-7 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-81150-3 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-81151-0 (ebk)
GRE® 2022 For Dummies®
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Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Introduction About This Book Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here
5 Part 1: Getting Started with the GRE Chapter 1: Knowing What to Expect with the GRE Signing Up for the GRE Breaking Down the GRE into Bite-Sized Pieces Scoring Max: 340 Then 6 Catching Your Mental Breath: The GRE Intermissions Chapter 2: Owning the GRE: Strategies for Success Making the Best Use of Your Time Plan B: Repeating the Test It Isn’t You: Testing Under Adverse Conditions Using Old Scores Chapter 3: Gearing Up for Exam Day Gathering Your Stuff the Night Before Knowing What Not to Bring Taking the Test at Home Training Physically and Mentally for Test Day Mastering the Computer Part Bringing the GRE into Your Comfort Zone
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Part 2: Tackling the Verbal Section One Word at a Time
Chapter 4: What Are They Saying: Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence
Clinching Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence Questions
Developing Your Skills for Finding the Correct Answers
Taking the Best and Only Approach
Interpreting Trickier Sentences
Getting Your Hands Dirty with Some Practice
Chapter 5: Getting the Gist: Reading Comprehension
Recognizing the Three Reading Comprehension Question Formats
Developing Strategies for Success
Acing