GRE – Revised General Test Info
General:
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PowerPrep II software is a free download for test-takers
(http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2). In addition to the sample
questions, strategies and tips available here on this site, this free software also includes two fulllength practice tests.
Personal Potential Index (http://www.ets.org/ppi?WT.ac=grehome_ppi_130807): Free up to 5
evaluators per report. Standardized way of reviewing feedback from evaluators. Test-taker
chooses the evaluators and results can be shared with institutions of choice. This report
includes: knowledge and creativity, resilience, communication skills, planning and organization,
teamwork, and ethics and integrity. You can receive these electronically.
Get four free score reports sent to schools they identify the day of the test. If they order them
later they must pay per report.
Can take every 21 days up to 5 times per year
Official scores released by email about 10-15 days after taking exam
ETS does not recommend adding quantitative and verbal scores together for admissions
decisions. They should each be reviewed separately.
You can translate old GRE scores to new ones for comparison but do not translate from the new
score back to the old one
Quantitative:
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Section level adaptive - will adjust difficulty based on their performance, but this also impacts
their score. If you are working on easier questions you can’t score the maximum score.
Two 35 minute sections – 20 questions in each
Multiple Choice with single and with multiple answers, Quantitative Comparison, Numeric Entry,
and Data Interpretation
On-screen calculator provided
Geometric figures NOT to scale as to not bias answers
Verbal – analyze and evaluate written information:
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Section level adaptive – will adjust difficulty based on their performance, but this also impacts
their score. If you are working on easier questions you can’t score the maximum score.
Two 30 minute sections - 20 questions in each section
Questions include Reading Comprehension, Text Completion, and Sentence Equivalence
Revised General Test does not include antonyms section
No specific science knowledge is required
Writing:
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Contains two writing tasks
Scored by trained raters after test taker finishes exam. No immediate score given
Analyze an issue – preparing a response using arguments with reasons and examples.
o Stating to agree or not and support that argument
Analyze an argument – respond to the soundness of the argument even though test taker may
not agree with the argument
o Must take facts as given
Single item scoring and section scoring information provided in the website.
Specific topics are not given on the website but the writing instructions are for both types of
questions.