Some GRE sample question (Verbal)

Verbal Section : Antonyms

Directions:
Each of the GRE sample antonyms questions consists of a word followed by five words or phrase as choices. Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capitals and shade the alphabets marked in the grid on your answer sheet.

Following are some GRE sample antonyms questions.

1. ABOMINATE :
   1. loathe
   2. despise
   3. adore
   4. abhor
   5. attach
   Ans : C
2. OBSEQUIOUS :
   1. servile
   2. first
   3. fawning
   4. supercilious
   5. improper
   Ans : D
3. OROTUND :
   1. not resonant
   2. not reddish
   3. not eager
   4. pompous
   5. loud
   Ans : A
4. RECANT :
   1. entangle
   2. rescue
   3. fail
   4. assert
   5. predict
   Ans : D
5. UPBRAID :
   1. defer
   2. vacillate
   3. sever
   4. conjoin
   5. laud
   Ans : E

Some GRE sample question (Verbal)

Verbal Section : Reading Comprehension

Directions:

Each reading passage in this section is followed by questions based on the content of the reading passage. Read the passage carefully and chose the best answer to each question. The questions are to be answered on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.

1. But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed, because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other, intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they withdraw from the brink.
   
   1. The main point from the author's view is that
      1. Man's soul and spirit can not be destroyed by superpowers.
      2. Man's destiny is not fully clear or visible.
      3. Man's soul and spirit are immortal.
      4. Man's safety is assured by the delicate balance of power in terms of nuclear weapons.
      5. Human society will survive despite the serious threat of total annihilation.
      Ans : E
   2. The phrase 'Go to the brink' in the passage means
      1. Retreating from extreme danger.
      2. Declare war on each other.
      3. Advancing to the stage of war but not engaging in it.
      4. Negotiate for peace.
      5. Commit suicide.
      Ans : C
   3. In the author's opinion
      1. Huge stockpiles of destructive weapons have so far saved mankind from a catastrophe.
      2. Superpowers have at last realized the need for abandoning the production of lethal weapons.
      3. Mankind is heading towards complete destruction.
      4. Nations in possession of huge stockpiles of lethal weapons are trying hard to avoid actual conflict.
      5. There is a Silverlining over the production of deadly weapons.
      Ans : D
   4. 'Irrepressible' in the second line means
      1. incompatible
      2. strong
      3. oppressive
      4. unrestrainable
      5. unspirited
      Ans : D
   5. A suitable title for the above passage is
      1. Destruction of mankind is in evitable.
      2. Man's desire to survive inhibits use of deadly weapons.
      3. Mounting cost of modern weapons.
      4. Threats and intimidation between super powers.
      5. Cowardly retreat by man
      Ans : B

Some GRE sample question (Verbal)

Verbal Section: Analogy

Directions:

Each of the GRE sample analogy questions below consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by five lettered pairs of related words. Select the lettered pair of words.

Following are some GRE sample analogy questions.

1. ANGLE : DEGREE
   1. area : square inch
   2. milk : quart
   3. society : classes
   4. letter : alphabet
   5. time : minutes
   Ans : A
2. CONFIRMED : INVETERATE
   1. knowledge : supposed
   2. financial : bankrupt
   3. immature : callow
   4. credible : incredible
   5. careful: punishing
   Ans :B
3. LULLABY : BARCAROLE
   1. birth : marriage
   2. night : morning
   3. cradle : gondola
   4. song : poem
   5. carol : sonneteer
   Ans :C
4. ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS
   1. ecology : pollution
   2. botany : plants
   3. chemistry : atoms
   4. history : people
   5. mathematics : geometry
   Ans :A
5. DORY : VAN
   1. dairy : cow
   2. fish : vehicle
   3. freighter : caisson
   4. runners : wheels
   5. danish : Dutch
   Ans : C

Some GRE sample question (Verbal)

Verbal Section : Sentence Completions

Directions:

Each GRE sample sentence completion question below has one or two blanks. Each blank shows that something has been omitted. Under each GRE sample sentence completion question five words are given as choice. Choose the one correct word for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentences as a whole.

1. The fact that the- of confrontation is no longer as popular as it once was - progress in race relations.
1. insidiousness - reiterates
2. practice - inculcates
3. glimmer - foreshadows
4. technique - presages
5. reticence - indicates

Ans: D

2. A child should not be - as being either very shy or over - aggressive.
1. categorized
2. instructed
3. intoned
4. distracted
5. refrained

Ans: A

3. President Anwar el - Sadat of Egypt, disregarding - criticism in the Alab world and in his own Government, - accepted prime minister Menahem Begin's invitation to visit Israel in order to address the Israeli parliament.
1. acrimonious - formally
2. blemished - stiffly
3. categorical - previously
4. malignant - plaintively
5. charismatic - meticulously

Ans: A

4. In his usual - manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss.
1. pensive
2. providential
3. indifferent
4. circumspect
5. caustic

Ans: D

The Six Very Best Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary

The six most effective techniques to improve your vocabulary quickly and easily are as follows:

1)      Elaboration

2)      Repetition

3)      Read and Record

4)      Personal Relevance

5)      Imagery

6)      Play With Words

Elaboration is an easy technique. Repetition is one of the most effective ways to learn new words. Reading only won't do much to develop the vocabulary, so we have put together some powerful techniques that will allow getting the most out of the reading.

A great fun way to improve the vocabulary is to play word games. Games boost the vocabulary and have fun while doing it.

The importance of a vocabulary

Studies show that a good vocabulary is necessary for success in GRE. It is also seen that a person's vocabulary is one of the strongest predictors of career and life success. The vocabulary of a person speaks volumes about who he is and what is he capable of.

Vocabulary is a list of words in which you are supposed to know or learn. It is the data base of words that you use on an everyday basis. The importances of vocabulary are as follows:

1. An extensive vocabulary aids expressions and communication.
2. Vocabulary size has been directly linked to reading comprehension.
3. Linguistic vocabulary is synonymous with thinking vocabulary.
4. A person may be judged by others based on his or her vocabulary.

GRE Subject Tests - Psychology

Most editions of the test consist of approximately 205 multiple-choice questions. Each question in the test has five options from which the examinee is to select the one option that is the correct or best answer to the question.

The Psychology Test generates two subscores besides the total score. Even though the test offers only two subscores, there are questions in three content categories:

Experimental or natural science oriented (about 40 percent of the questions)

Social or social science oriented (about 43 percent of the questions)

General (about 17 percent of the questions)

The approximate distribution of questions according to content categories is indicated by the following outline:

              I.      EXPERIMENTAL SUBSCORE — 40%

           II.      SOCIAL SUBSCORE — 43%

         III.      OTHER AREAS — 17%