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Best Free GRE Resources in 2024: GRE Study Material

The GRE is a competitive test that is given by ETS. Students who want to study for an MS, MBA, or Ph.D. at prestigious colleges around the globe take this exam. The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other European countries are among those that accept the GRE scores. Prior to delving into the GRE preparation tools, let us clarify the purpose of the exam.

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Best Free GRE Resources in 2024: GRE Study Material

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  1. BestFreeGREResourcesin2024|GREStudyMaterial GREisacompetitiveexamadministeredbytheETS.Thistestistakenbystudentswho wishtodotheirMS,MBA,orPh.Dintopuniversitiesacrosstheworld.Somecountries that accepttheGREscoresaretheUSA,Canada,theUK,Germany,andEuropeannations.Beforewe couldgettolookintotheGREstudymaterials,letusfirstunderstandwhatthetestisabout. ContentandStructureoftheGRE. TheGREtestisanhourandfifty-eightminuteslong.Thefirstsectionofthetest.isthe AnalyticalWritingAssessment,followedbytwoVerbalandtwoQuantsections.Thereareno in-betweenbreaks. TheAWAsectionisfor30minutesandyouneedtowriteacogentessayexpressingyour viewonatopic.Youranalytical,organizational,andlanguageskillswillgettestedhere.The scorerangesfrom0-6witha0.5increment. Thefirstverbalsectionhas12questionsandthesecondonehas15questionswith18 minutesand23minutesrespectively.Theverbalsectionisdesignedtomeasureyourabilityto analyzepassages,identifythemainideaanddetails,understandthemeaningofwords and sentences,andcompletethepassage.

  2. Thefirstquantsectionhas12questionsandthesecondonehas15questionswith21 minutesand26minutesrespectively.TheQuantssectionteststhebasicmathyouwouldhave learnedinhighschool.Thetopicsincludealgebra,arithmetic,dataanalysis,andgeometry. BestGREStudyMaterials TherearealotofmaterialsavailablearoundfortheGREpreparation.Someoftheseare paidwhileothersareavailablefree.Studentsfaceanxietyandconfusionwhentheyhave to selecttherightresources fortheirprep.Your scoredependsonthematerials youuse. Low-qualitymaterialswouldmeanyouareunderpreparedforthetestandthusaffectyour scores.High-qualityGREstudymaterialsarethekeytosuccess.Letuslookatsomeofthe characteristics youshouldconsiderwhileselectingthematerials- GoodQualitystudymaterials-TheGREtestcanbeeasilytackledwiththerightamount ofpractice.ThebestbookfortheGREshouldcontainagoodnumberofpractice questionsthataresimilartotheactualGREtestindifficultylevelandformat.The more thepracticewiththerightkindofquestions,thebetterthescores. Detailedexplanations-TheGREstudymaterialthatyouuseshouldexplainallthe practicequestions.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandwhereyourmistakesareandhowtofix them.Eachquestionshouldhaveanexplanationforthecorrectanswerandalsowhythe otheroptionsarewrong. StrategiesandTechniques-TheGREisatimedtest.ThebestbookfortheGREshould provideyouwiththeapproachesandtechniquestocomplete thetestinthe stipulated timeandalsogetcorrectanswers. RememberintheGREitisultimatelytherightanswer thatmattersandnotthemeansyouhaveusedtoreachtheanswer.Theapproachesand techniquesshouldbetime-tested. FreematerialsforPractice DineshSingh1stimage ETSMathConventions-Thisresourcehelpsyoutofamiliarizeyourselfwiththe notations,symbols,andconventionsusedintheGRE.Youcanlearnaboutnumbers, quantities,geometricfigures,andbasictrigonometryconventions. ETSMathReview-ThiscanbedownloadedfromtheETSwebsite.Ithelpsyouget familiarwiththemathematicalskillsandconceptsthatareessentialforproblem-solving. GREVerbalReasoningandQuantitativeReasoning-Thismaterialgivesusanintroduction tothe different questiontypesinboththeQuantandtheVerbalsections.Thisisalso downloadablefromtheETS website. KhanAcademy-ThoughKhanAcademydoesnotcoverGREcontent,itcontainsvideos

  3. thatcanhelpwithunderstandingMathconcepts,tipsforEssaywriting, and understandingthepassagestofindthemainideaanddetails. • 5.Flashcards/VocabApps/High-frequencyGREwordlists-Nearlyfiftypercentofthe questionsintheVerbalsectiontestyourvocabularyskills.Youneedtodevelopastrongvocabularytotacklethesequestionswhichcanbedonewiththehelpofreliable vocab sources. • PaidMaterials • TheOfficialGuideToTheGREGeneral Test,ThirdEdition-ThisistheETS-prescribed bookforGREpreparation.Inadditiontopracticequestions,therearetwofull-length paper-penciltestsavailableinthisbook.ThemajoradvantageofusingtheETSofficial guideisthatthesequestionsareretiredonesfromtheactualtest.Thisisoneofthe sourcesthattakesyouclosertotheactualtestformat.Thisisamust-haveGREstudy material. • OfficialGRE-VerbalReasoningPracticeQuestionsVolume1,SecondEdition-ThisGRE studymaterialcontains150+verbalquestionsandtipstoanswerthem. • OfficialGRE-QuantitativeReasoningPracticeQuestionsVolume1,SecondEdition-This GREstudymaterialcontains150+quantquestionsandtipstohandlethem. • OfficialGREMentorCourse-Thisonlinecoursecontains640+practicequestions.Thisis developedandrecommendedbyETSforGREpreparation.Thecoursecontenthelps in skilldevelopment. • PrincetonReviewGREPremiumPrep,2024-Thisbookcoversallthreesectionsof the testandalsooffersonlinepracticetests.Thisbookgivesaclearexplanationofhowthe testis,whatthequestionslooklike,andhowtoanswerthem. • BestPractice Tests • Practice TestsareanindispensablepartoftheGREpreparation.JustliketheGREstudy materials,thepracticeteststhatyouchooseshouldhavethesecharacteristics: • Qualityquestions-Thetestshouldcontainquestionsthatareverysimilartotheactual GRE. Low-qualityquestionsandtestswouldmeanyouareunderpreparedforthetest. ThebestGREmocktestshouldcontainquestionsthattestthesameconceptsandareof thesamedifficultylevelastherealGRE. • Clear Explanations-Thereshouldbealucidexplanationforeveryquestion.The explanationshouldshowwhythecorrectansweriscorrectandtheothersarewrong. • Easyinterface-ThebestGREmocktestshouldmimicthesameinterface astheactual GRE.Thesectionsshouldbeadaptableandscoresscaledaccordingtothedifficultyof the sections. • FreePractice Tests

  4. PowerprepOnline-Therearetwofreefull-lengthtestsavailableontheETS website.You canusethemwiththefreeETSaccount.Boththesetestshave retiredGREquestionsandreflecttherealtest.Thefinalscoreisveryclosetothe actual test. ETSPaperExams-ThesearetwoofficialtestsreleasedbyETSafewyearsago. JustlikethePowerpreptests,thesealsocontainretiredGREquestions. FreeDiagnostictests-Themajortestprepcompaniesprovidefreediagnostic teststomeasureyourskills.Someofthemarefull-lengthtestswhileothersare shorterones. Preferablyusethefull-lengthtests. HowtomakethebestuseoftheGREstudymaterials DineshSingh2ndimage Choosethematerialsyouwilluseforthepreparation.DonotcollectalltheGRE study materials becauseyouwillnotbeusingallofthem.Choosethe quality ones. Makeastudyplanthatincludesregularpractice.Spendanhoureveryday focussingonyourweaknesses.Donotboostyouregobypracticingtopicsthat youareverygoodat. Takethepracticetestregularly:Oneatthebeginningofyourprepandoneatthe end.Inbetween,plantotake3or4practiceteststotrackyourprogress. Make surethesetestsaretimedandfull-lengthones. FAQs HowmuchdoestheinternationalGRE cost? Thecost of the GRE is INR.22550(inclusiveof taxes). HowoftencanItaketheGRE? You cantaketheGREfivetimesinarollingperiodof12months.Thereshouldbea 21-dayintervalbetweenthetwoadministrations. HowdoIpreparefortheGRE? Basedonyourstrengthsandweaknesses, youcaneitherchooseself-preporenrollin classes. Howlongdoesittaketoprepareforthe GRE? IttakestwotosixmonthstopreparefortheGREdependingonyourabilities. CanIuse scratchpaperon thetest?

  5. Yes. Thecenterprovidesplentyofscratchpaperandpencilsforyoutopractice.

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