Cracking the GREIf you're planning to pursue a master's degree or Ph.D., the GRE will probably be an important part of your graduate school application. "Cracking the GRE with DVD" contains everything you need to prepare for this crucial test. This new 2010 edition of our popular guide offers proven techniques from the test prep experts at The Princeton Review. It includes over 300 practice questions in the book and exclusive free access to 4 practice tests, additional practice questions, and expert advice online. Plus it comes with a supplemental DVD with video tutorials from The Princeton Review's top instructors. In "Cracking the GRE with DVD" we'll bring you the key strategies and skills you need to ace the Verbal, Math, and Essay sections. We'll teach you how to think like the test writers and -Master specific strategies for answering every question type, including the newer question types like "Enter a Number" -Solve even the toughest questions in Text Completions, Reading Comprehension, Algebra, and more -Practice, practice, practice with questions just like those you'll see on the real GRE, and learn from your mistakes with detailed explanations for all answers |
Contents
Orientation | 1 |
Introduction | 3 |
General Strategy | 15 |
How to Crack the Verbal Section | 29 |
Analogies | 35 |
Sentence Completions | 54 |
Antonyms | 81 |
Reading Comprehension | 96 |
How to Crack the Analytical Writing Section | 281 |
The Basics of the Issue Topic | 293 |
Writing the Issue Essay | 301 |
The Basics of Arguments | 315 |
Writing the Argument Essay | 329 |
More Techniques | 337 |
Practice | 347 |
Ready for Some GRE Aerobics? | 349 |
Vocabulary for the GRE | 117 |
How to Crack the Math Section | 161 |
The Geography of the Math Section | 163 |
Numbers | 171 |
Algebra into Arithmetic | 197 |
Math Applications | 215 |
Geometry | 253 |
Practice Sets | 353 |
Answers and Explanations | 377 |
Analytical Writing Practice Sets and Sample Essays | 407 |
Accommodated Testing | 425 |
Paying for Graduate School 101 | 429 |
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