GRE Prep 2025/2026 For Dummies

Grad school, here you come! The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is the most widely accepted graduate admissions test worldwide. And GRE Prep 2025/2026 For Dummies is the tried-and-true study guide that will help you get the score you need—with clear explanations, 6 practice tests, more than 400 flashcards, and killer testing strategies. Updated information covers recent changes to the length and content of the test. Plan for test day, sharpen your math, reading, and writing skills, and read up on best practices for each GRE section. Start your grad school journey on the right foot with this Dummies study guide. Work through practice GRE tests and questions in all subject areas Show grad school admissions committees that you have what it takes to succeed Get a full math refresher so you can score your best on this much-feared test section Pursue your dream career and boost your potential earnings with a graduate degree GRE Prep 2025/2026 For Dummies is your ticket to a higher score on this important exam.

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with the GRE 5 Chapter 1: Knowing the GRE 7 Chapter 2: Planning Your Time 13 Chapter 3: Planning for Exam Day: Everything Outside the Exam 23 Part 2: Tackling the Verbal Section One Word at a Time 27 Chapter 4: Upping Your Best GRE Verbal Score 29 Chapter 5: What Are They Saying: Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence 33 Chapter 6: Getting the Gist: Reading Comprehension 51 Chapter 7: Critical Thinking: Argument Analysis Questions 67 Chapter 8: Expanding Your Vocabulary to Boost Your Score 77 Part 3: Math You Thought You’d Never Need Again 97 Chapter 9: Raising Your Best GRE Math Score 99 Chapter 10: Working with Numbers and Operations 105 Chapter 11: Solving Algebra and Functions 129 Chapter 12: Drawing Geometry 157 Chapter 13: Simplifying Word Problems 191 Chapter 14: Interpreting Data and Graphs 213 Chapter 15: Comparing Quantities 235 Part 4: Getting the Essay Right 253 Chapter 16: Writing the Essay Well and Fast 255 Chapter 17: Practicing Your Essay 265 Part 5: Full-Length Practice Exams: Show Time 271 Chapter 18: Practice Exam 1 273 Chapter 19: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 291 Chapter 20: Practice Exam 2 301 Chapter 21: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 319 Part 6: The Part of Tens 329 Chapter 22: Ten Key Facts about the GRE 331 Chapter 23: Ten Mistakes You Won’t Make (While Others Will) 335 Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Build Your Skills with the Online Practice Exams 339 Index 343