The Official Guide to the GRE Test, Fourth Edition
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Get the only official guide to the GRE General Test that comes straight from the test makers! If you're looking for the best, most authoritative guide to the GRE General Test, you've found it! The Official Guide to the GRE General Test is the only GRE guide specially created by ETS―the people who actually make the test. It's packed with everything you need to do your best on the test and move toward your graduate, business, or law school degree. Only ETS can show you exactly what to expect on the test, tell you precisely how the test is scored, and give you hundreds of authentic test questions for practice! With this fully updated fourth edition, the best is even better: Nearly every chapter has been adjusted to align with the shorter test format―the test was shortened from four hours to just under two in 2023. And the test makers have added 150 new Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning questions organized into 10 mixed practice sets, each of which contains a variety of question types and difficulty levels, similar to what you’ll experience on the actual test. Now more than ever, this guide is the most reliable and accurate source for everything you need to know about the GRE General Test. The Official Guide to the GRE General Test, Fourth Edition features: Two full-length practice tests Hundreds of authentic test questions so test takers can study with the real thing NEW! 10 Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning mixed practice sets with 150 new test questions In-depth descriptions of the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning measures plus valuable tips for answering each question type Quantitative Reasoning problem solving steps and strategies to help students get their best score Detailed overview of the Analytical Writing task, including scored sample responses and actual raters' comments Review: Worth it, even if you own a previous version - TL;DR: My name is Vince Kotchian. I've been tutoring the GRE for a very long time and this book is useful - even if you own a previous edition of it - because it has about 150 new questions. Should You Buy This Thing? That's easy: yes, buy this book even if you own the old Official Guide: the very best source of practice material is always ETS, since ETS creates the GRE, and this book has just under 150 new questions in its new verbal and quant practice sets. Just like its previous editions, the book contains chapters that introduce you to the test's writing, verbal, and math sections, and that provide some practice questions. There are two practice tests toward the back of the book. BTW, the book claims it has 150 new questions, but I recognized a few questions from the old Official Guide in those sets. Hey - it's ok to stretch the truth a little when you're trying to sell some books, am I right? The New Stuff The 4th edition OG is almost exactly the same as the 3rd edition with one major difference: the two practice tests in the back of the book are shorter to reflect the current length of the GRE. The Argument Essay content is obviously no longer there. The verbal sections of the book's tests have 15 and 20 questions, respectively, and so do the quant sections, for a total of 70 questions per test. All those questions are (sadly) questions that were in the 3rd edition's tests. This is a bit of a letdown for two reasons: one, the book's tests are not the same number of questions and timing as the GRE you'll eventually take (which has 27 verbal and 27 quant questions), and, compared to the third edition's, this book's tests have a total of 60 fewer questions - and that means 60 fewer questions for you to learn from. Keep your 3rd edition if you still have it! The book also contains the math strategies that the most recent edition of the ETS quantitative practice questions book does, which is useful. But the best thing about the new 4th edition is the new practice sets. The more ETS questions we can solve and analyze, the more we can learn about the test, so the sets are a welcome edition. Here's a quick breakdown: Verbal Practice Sets There are 5 verbal sets, each containing 15 questions. There are always 5 text completion questions, and either 5 or 6 reading comprehension questions, either 3 or 4 sentence equivalence questions, and 1 critical reasoning question per set. Are any of these questions challenging? I counted 13 questions that fewer than 40% of people got right. Overall, the questions looked very familiar in terms of style compared to ETS questions I've seen before. Quantitative Practice Sets There are 5 quant sets, each containing 15 questions, with the typical mix of topics and balance between quantitative comparison, multiple-choice, numeric entry, and multiple-select. Are any of these questions difficult? Yes, you'll probably be happy to know that I counted 27 questions in the sets that fewer than 40% of people got right, and again, overall, the questions looked pretty typical compared to other ETS material I've seen. Fun fact: there's one question that only 5% of people got right in the 2nd quant practice set. It's a doozy! Note: in my opinion, nearly all of you should be doing ALL the ETS questions, even the easy ones, to get used to ETS's ways and wording. All the questions in this book have value in that regard. The Bottom Line The new 4th edition of the ETS Official Guide is worth your time. We buy this book for the new practice questions, and since ETS rarely publishes new material, those are quite valuable. Review: Great test prep - Got Q 170 V 164 W 4.5 after going thru the book - solid test prep
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V**N
Worth it, even if you own a previous version
TL;DR: My name is Vince Kotchian. I've been tutoring the GRE for a very long time and this book is useful - even if you own a previous edition of it - because it has about 150 new questions. Should You Buy This Thing? That's easy: yes, buy this book even if you own the old Official Guide: the very best source of practice material is always ETS, since ETS creates the GRE, and this book has just under 150 new questions in its new verbal and quant practice sets. Just like its previous editions, the book contains chapters that introduce you to the test's writing, verbal, and math sections, and that provide some practice questions. There are two practice tests toward the back of the book. BTW, the book claims it has 150 new questions, but I recognized a few questions from the old Official Guide in those sets. Hey - it's ok to stretch the truth a little when you're trying to sell some books, am I right? The New Stuff The 4th edition OG is almost exactly the same as the 3rd edition with one major difference: the two practice tests in the back of the book are shorter to reflect the current length of the GRE. The Argument Essay content is obviously no longer there. The verbal sections of the book's tests have 15 and 20 questions, respectively, and so do the quant sections, for a total of 70 questions per test. All those questions are (sadly) questions that were in the 3rd edition's tests. This is a bit of a letdown for two reasons: one, the book's tests are not the same number of questions and timing as the GRE you'll eventually take (which has 27 verbal and 27 quant questions), and, compared to the third edition's, this book's tests have a total of 60 fewer questions - and that means 60 fewer questions for you to learn from. Keep your 3rd edition if you still have it! The book also contains the math strategies that the most recent edition of the ETS quantitative practice questions book does, which is useful. But the best thing about the new 4th edition is the new practice sets. The more ETS questions we can solve and analyze, the more we can learn about the test, so the sets are a welcome edition. Here's a quick breakdown: Verbal Practice Sets There are 5 verbal sets, each containing 15 questions. There are always 5 text completion questions, and either 5 or 6 reading comprehension questions, either 3 or 4 sentence equivalence questions, and 1 critical reasoning question per set. Are any of these questions challenging? I counted 13 questions that fewer than 40% of people got right. Overall, the questions looked very familiar in terms of style compared to ETS questions I've seen before. Quantitative Practice Sets There are 5 quant sets, each containing 15 questions, with the typical mix of topics and balance between quantitative comparison, multiple-choice, numeric entry, and multiple-select. Are any of these questions difficult? Yes, you'll probably be happy to know that I counted 27 questions in the sets that fewer than 40% of people got right, and again, overall, the questions looked pretty typical compared to other ETS material I've seen. Fun fact: there's one question that only 5% of people got right in the 2nd quant practice set. It's a doozy! Note: in my opinion, nearly all of you should be doing ALL the ETS questions, even the easy ones, to get used to ETS's ways and wording. All the questions in this book have value in that regard. The Bottom Line The new 4th edition of the ETS Official Guide is worth your time. We buy this book for the new practice questions, and since ETS rarely publishes new material, those are quite valuable.
T**D
Great test prep
Got Q 170 V 164 W 4.5 after going thru the book - solid test prep
B**Y
The only official book you need to prepare for the GRE.
I'm a Harvard grad, perfect 340 GRE scorer, and private GRE tutor since 2002. This long-awaited 4th edition of The Official Guide to the GRE General Test should be welcomed by GRE students and teachers alike. The paper is relatively thick, and it is nearly 700 pages long. Most importantly, the book is published by ETS—the creator of the GRE—and includes 150 new GRE questions and 2 full paper diagnostic exams in the new, shorter GRE format. (The GRE now includes only 54 questions vs. the prior 100-question exam.) Of course, because the GRE is a computer-adaptive test, you should also consider taking several computer-adaptive practice exams during your preparation process—in particular, the 2 free and 3 paid "PowerPrep" tests offered on the ETS website. You may also need certain other third-party materials to help brush up on the math, vocabulary, logical reasoning, critical reading, and writing skills tested by the GRE. For more information, google "GRE Action Plan - McElroy Tutoring". Best of luck on your GRE and beyond!
A**R
Same problems as the 3rd edition
They are advertising that this book has so many new problems, but the practice tests and the mixed practice sets are exactly the same as the 3rd edition of the book that you get in the power pack. If you are buying this book to get more practice problems, I would say this is not the right book to purchase.
C**N
GRE test for Law school
Need ace GRE to try for Law school scholarship!! Bit old but it's a long 🥃 shot at best any new information is helpful!! IT background So law and GRE is new! Math okay need review anyway GRE style!! Why I am buying!! Need ace GRE,AU scholarship
J**N
Damaged book
Book was damaged. Had a bad day and came home to a damaged book 😔
K**I
GRE ETS New official book review
It has more 120 new questions. It's really good for verbal but the quant part is still lacking, despite some effort to mimick real exam, to match the difficulty of real exam. Definitely worth buying especially from Amazon at a discounted price than directly from ETS.
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