GRE For Dummies with Online Practice, 9th Edition

Chapter 16

Practice Exam 1

You’re now ready to take a practice GRE. Like the actual, computer-based GRE, the following exam consists of two 30-minute essays, two 30-minute Verbal Reasoning sections (20 questions each), and two 35-minute Quantitative Reasoning sections (20 questions each). The actual GRE typically includes an extra Verbal or Quantitative Reasoning section, which doesn’t count toward your score, but this one has nothing like that.

Take this practice test under normal exam conditions and approach it as you would the real GRE:

• Work when you won’t be interrupted.
• Use scratch paper that’s free of any prepared notes. On the actual GRE, you receive blank scratch paper before your test begins.

• Answer as many questions as time allows. Consider answering all the easier questions within each section first and then going back to answer the remaining, harder questions. Because you’re not penalized for guessing, go ahead and guess on the remaining questions before time expires.

• Set a timer for each section. If you have time left at the end, you may go back and review answers (within the section), continue and finish your test early, or pause and catch your mental breath before moving on to the next section.
• Don’t leave your desk while the clock is running on any section. Though technically you’re allowed to do this, it’s not conducive to an effective time-management strategy. ...