Follow the sentence’s logic
Use context and relationships to work through Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence.
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GRE General Test Study Guide
Build the reasoning behind your GRE answers.
Bring verbal reasoning, quantitative work, and analytical writing into one organized study routine, with original tasks and explanations you can revisit at your own pace.
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196PDF pages
240Practice bank activities
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Study with a clear purpose
Know what to work on. Understand why it matters.
Test the comparison
Practice checking assumptions and counterexamples in Quantitative Comparison.
Develop a defensible position
Use original writing prompts and response guidance to work on claims, reasons, and qualifications.
Your guide, at a glance
What you get in the PDF.
196 pages of foundation review, worked reasoning and explained practice in one downloadable PDF. 240 bank activities plus 80 lesson activities across 16 progressive units. Includes a two-page illustrated visual lesson.
- 240 numbered activities in the main practice bank
- Answer explanations to review your reasoning
- 192 non-essay bank items plus 48 essay prompts within the 240 total
- Writing evaluation guidance and a repeatable study routine
Verbal reasoning
Reading Comprehension, Text Completion, and Sentence Equivalence.
Quantitative foundations
Arithmetic, number properties, algebra, geometry, and data.
Quantitative Comparison
Constraints, possible values, and whether a relationship is determined.
Analytical Writing
Analyze an Issue prompts, argument development, and self-review.
Explore two real pages from your guide
Included in your guide · GRE-U14 · PDF pages 195–196
GRE-U14 / Visual concept
One excluded value.
Two valid solution regions.
Preserve the original domain and test every sign interval.
- x = −1Excluded by the original denominator
- x = 5Included because equality is permitted
- Two intervalsx < −1 or x ≥ 5
Solve (x - 2)/(x + 1) ≥ 1/2 over the real numbers. The original denominator excludes x = -1. Move everything to one side before deciding which intervals work.
GRE-U14 / Worked case
One excluded value.
Two valid solution regions.
- 1
Create one expression
[(2(x - 2) - (x + 1))/(2(x + 1))] ≥ 0 becomes (x - 5)/(2(x + 1)) ≥ 0.
- 2
Test all three intervals
Below -1, both factors are negative. Between -1 and 5 the signs differ. Above 5 both are positive.
- 3
Handle the endpoints
Include 5 because equality is allowed. Exclude -1 because the original expression is undefined. Solution: x < -1 or x ≥ 5.
What is lost by multiplying by x + 1 as if it were always positive?
The valid x < -1 interval can disappear. At x = -2, the original left side is 4; at x = 5 it equals 1/2.
Cancelling requires a nonzero denominator. Squaring can introduce candidates; inequality operations must preserve the relevant sign and original domain.
A practical study routine
Work it. Review it. Return to it.
Use the guide actively: make a decision before checking the answer, then bring the lesson into your next attempt.
Step 1
Separate your needs
Identify whether the difficulty is vocabulary in context, a quantitative concept, or developing an argument.
Step 2
Work before looking
Solve or outline first, then compare with the explanation or writing guidance.
Step 3
Rebuild the reasoning
Return to missed items and explain the principle without relying on a remembered answer.
Who this guide is for
Graduate school applicants who want a PDF companion for verbal, quantitative, and Analyze an Issue practice.
A focused companion
The purchase includes this PDF edition. It does not include video lessons, tutoring, exam registration, or a promise of future updates. No exam result is guaranteed.
Reader feedback
A better way to compare
The Quantitative Comparison example makes the value of a counterexample clear. I like that it tests different allowed values instead of letting one convenient calculation stand in for the whole problem. It gives the final choice a reason, while keeping the condition on the variable visible throughout the walkthrough.
Meaning before word matching
The Sentence Equivalence example checks the meaning of both completed sentences. That's a helpful way to think about the task, especially when two answer choices look similar but don't really say the same thing.
Exceptions with a purpose
The Issue-writing model keeps a clear position while taking a limitation seriously. The commentary shows how that exception can improve the argument, which is more useful than a general reminder to consider both sides.
Check what the equation allows
The algebra walkthroughs are good at keeping the original restrictions visible. A tidy final calculation isn't the whole answer if it produces a value the starting expression doesn't actually allow.
Counting without guessing the rule
The ordered-slot and unordered-selection examples make the difference between the two counting methods concrete. This is a section to work through on paper; the explanation makes the choice of method easier to justify.
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The complete practice bank contains 240 numbered learning activities. Questions and teaching drills are counted as activities, not as full-length exams. The progressive lesson activities are separate from this bank count.
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GRE General Test Study Guide
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