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GRE Revised General
Test
Launches August 1, 2011
Heidi Pettyjohn
Testing Services
Academic Excellence and Support Services
Changes to content to better mirror the types
of reasoning, critical thinking and analysis
students will face in graduate and business
school.
Changes to design to give test takers a
friendlier, more flexible test that lets them use
their own personal test-taking strategies,
improving their testing experience.
Changes to the Verbal Reasoning and
Quantitative Reasoning score scales that
provide more simplicity in distinguishing
performance differences between candidates.
Overview
3 Sections- Verbal Reasoning,
Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Writing
Computer based
Scores good for 5 years
Cost- $160
Registration- online www.gre.org, by
phone 556-7173 or in person at Testing
Services, 100 University Pavilion
Offered Monday-Friday at Testing Services
Similarities
Current GRE General Revised GRE General
Test Test
Verbal and quantitative Verbal and quantitative
sections- 1 part each with sections- 2 parts each,
adaptive questions . adaptive second part.
2 hours, 30 minutes of 3 hours, 10 minutes of
timed sections, plus 10 time sections; potential
minute break; potential unscored required section
unscored required section and/or optional research
and/or optional research section
section Ability to skip answers,
Cannot change answers, mark answers for review,
review answers, skip highlight sentences and
answers, go backwards, etc words
Verbal and quantitative Verbal and quantitative
scores-200-800 on a 10 scores- 130-170 on a 1
point scale point scale
Changes to Content
Changes to Verbal Reasoning
No more antonyms and analogies- all
vocabulary questions will be in context
TextCompletion questions- omit
crucial words from short passages,
requires students to fill them in with
words or phrases (must get all words
correct for answer to be correct)
EXAMPLE
It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does
not allow facts to be (1)__________ by politics: well aware of the
political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and
biodiversity, this author does not permit them to (2)__________ his
comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He
emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of
our observations, and the (3)__________, calling attention to the
many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood
before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet.
Blank (1) Blank (2) Blank (3)
overshadowed enhance plausibility of our hypotheses
invalidated obscure certainty of our entitlement
illuminated underscore superficiality of our theories
Nomore antonyms and analogies- all
vocabulary questions will be in context
Completion questions- omit crucial
Text
words from short passages, requires
students to fill them in with words or
phrases (must get all words correct for
answer to be correct)
Sentence Equivalence Questions
Changes to Verbal Reasoning
EXAMPLE
Choose the two words that, when used in the sentence,
fit the meaning of the sentence and produce
sentences that are alike in meaning
Although it does contain some pioneering ideas,
one would hardly characterize the work as __________.
a. orthodox
b. eccentric
c. original
d. trifling
e. conventional
f. innovative
Nomore antonyms and analogies- all
vocabulary questions will be in context
completion questions- omit crucial words
Text
from short passages, requires students to fill
them in with words or phrases (must get all
words correct for answer to be correct)
Sentence Equivalence Questions
More reading comprehension questions with
different types of questions, such as selecting
multiple correct answers or highlighting a
sentence to answer a question
Changes to Verbal Reasoning
Changes to Quantitative Reasoning
Same basic math concepts (arithmetic,
algebra, geometry and data analysis), but
more focus on interpretation and real-life
scenarios
questions with more than
Multiple-choice
one correct answer, must select all correct
answers
Directions: Select one or more answer
choices according to the specific
question directions.
If the question does not specify how many answer
choices to select, select all that apply.
The correct answer may be just one of the choices or
as many as all of the choices, depending on the
question.
No credit is given unless you select all of the correct
choices and no others.
If the question specifies how many answer choices to
select, select exactly that number of choices.
EXAMPLE
Each employee of a certain company is in either Department X or
Department Y, and there are more than twice as many
employees in Department X as in Department Y. The average
(arithmetic mean) salary is $25,000 for the employees in
Department X and is $35,000 for the employees in
Department Y. Which of the following amounts could be the
average salary for all of the employees in the company?
Indicate all such amounts
a. $26,000
b. $28,000
c. $29,000
d. $30,000
e. $31,000
f. $32,000
g. $34,000
Answer: A and B
Same basic math concepts (arithmetic, algebra,
geometry and data analysis), but more focus on
interpretation and real-life scenarios
Multiple-choicequestions with more than one
correct answer, must select all correct answers
Numeric Entry questions- enter a number instead
of multiple choice
On-screen calculator
Changes to Quantitative Reasoning
Changes to Analytical Writing
Given one topic instead of choice from
several
GRE REVISED SCORES WILL NOT BE
REPORTED UNTIL NOVEMBER,
2011
If students need scores sent to a graduate
school before November, 2011, they MUST
take the GRE by July 31, 2011!!
www.ets.org/gre/scoresschedule
Scores
New Scale
Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning: 130-170 in 1 point
increments
Analytical Writing: 0-6 score level, half-point increments
Scores are good for 5 years
Beginning November 2011, “old” scores will be included on
score reports along with a concordant scale
Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning Scores will appear
onscreen at the end of the exam, however, they will
not be sent out to schools nor will they be considered
official until mid-November.
Scores
March 15: Registration available for GRE-R
July 31: Last day to take GRE is scores needed
before mid-November
August 1: First day of GRE-R testing
August 1-September 30: 50% discount on all GRE
Revised tests. Scores will be sent by mid-November
October-November: Scores will be sent late
November (www.ets.org/gre/scoresschedule)
December: Normal score reporting resumes (10-15
business days after test)
Important Dates
Freeand priced test prep from ETS
http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare
Strategies, sample questions, tips, simulated test
experience
Student Services will be offering Revised Course
Prep late spring/early summer (grehelp@uc.edu)
Communiversity
prep companies in the process of developing
Test
courses
Prep
UC Testing Services GRE Revised Website
www.uc.edu/testingservices/gre_info/gre_revised
Official GRE-Revised Website
http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/know
Advisor’s Guide
http://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/advisor_guide.pdf
ETS Test Prep
http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare
Student Services Test Prep
grehelp@uc.edu
Contact Information
Registration
www.gre.org
556-7173
100 University Pavilion
Candidate Questions
testing@uc.edu
556-7173
Faculty/Staff Questions
pettyjhc@ucmail.uc.edu
556-9791
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