The
GRE General Test
The General Test measures analytical writing, verbal,
and quantitative skills that have been acquired over a
long period of time and that are not related to any specific
field of study. The test is scored on a scale of 400 to
1600 points, with the essay scores ranging from 1 to 6
points.
The Analytical writing
section
tests your critical thinking and analytical writing skills.
It assesses your ability to articulate and support complex
ideas, analyze an argument, and sustain a focused and
coherent discussion. It does not assess specific content
knowledge. It is scored on a scale of 1 to 6.
The Verbal section
measures your ability to analyze and evaluate written
material and synthesize information obtained from it,
to analyze relationships among component parts of sentences,
to recognize relationships between words and concepts,
and to reason with words in solving problems. There is
a balance of passages across different subject matter
areas: humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
It is scored on a scale of 200 to 800.
The Quantitative section
measures your basic mathematical skills, your understanding
of elementary mathematical concepts, and your ability
to reason quantitatively and solve problems in a quantitative
setting. There is a balance of questions requiring arithmetic,
algebra, geometry, and data analysis. These are content
areas usually studied in high school. It is scored on
a scale of 200 to 800.
Structure of the Computer-Based General Test
The computer-based General Test contains four sections,
one of which is an unidentified pretest section that can
appear in any position in the test after the analytical
writing section. Questions in the pretest section are
being tested for possible use in future tests and answers
will not count toward your scores. An identified research
section that is not scored may also be included and this
section would always appear in the final section of the
test. Questions in the research section are included for
the purpose of ETS research and answers will not count
toward your scores.
Total testing time is up to 3 hours and 15 minutes, not
including the research section. The directions at the
beginning of each section specify the total number of
questions in the section and the time allowed for the
section. The analytical writing section will always be
first. For the Issue task, two topics will be presented
and you will choose one. The Argument task does not present
a choice of topics; instead, one topic will be presented.
The verbal and quantitative sections may appear in any
order, including an unidentified verbal or quantitative
pretest section. Treat each section presented during your
test as if it counts.
Typical Computer-Based GRE
General Test
| SECTION |
NUMBER
OF QUESTIONS |
TIME |
| Analytical Writing |
1 Issue task* |
45 min. |
| 1 Argument task* |
30 min. |
| Verbal |
30 |
30 min. |
| Quantitative |
28 |
45 min |
| Pretest** |
Varies |
Varies |
| Research*** |
Varies |
Varies |
* For the Issue
task, two essay topics will be presented and you will
choose one. The Argument task does not present a choice
of topics; instead one topic will be presented.
** An unidentified verbal
or quantitative pretest section may be included and
may appear in any order after the analytical writing
section. It is not counted as part of your score.
*** An identified research
section that is not scored may be included and it will
always be at the end of the test.
For further information, please visit www.gre.org
GRE PREPARATION ANEES
HUSSAIN'S WAY
Our GRE course is individualized for each student. All
students starting the course do a full GRE test. Based
on this Diagnostic Test, we develop a study program,
which is different for every student. Their weighted
scores determine the time to be given to each study
module. Thus a student scoring high on the Mathematics
section will have to spend little time in attaining
a score of, say, 700+. However, if his Verbal diagnostic
score was a low 330, his program will allow more than
twice as much time on the Verbal modules.
The program of study for each student is given on his
individual Progress Check Report (PCR), which is used
throughout his preparation to guide the preparation
in an optimal manner. Anees Hussain gives several class
lectures on major topics.
Normal preparation consists of 4 two-hour classes per
week, for about 3 months. This program aims to get a
1300+ score for each student (out of a maximum total
of 1600). If a student is free of commitments and can
study 5-6 hours a day in addition to classes, or if
a student is very quick in picking up, the time of preparation
can be reduced to 2 ½ months, or 2 months with
double-shift study.
To schedule an appointment with Salman Ghaffar, the
GRE program director, please drop us an email at salman@aneeshussain.com
or call one of our centers below.
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