Verbal Reasoning — The skills measured include the test taker's ability to

• analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtainedfrom it
• analyze relationships among component parts of sentences
• recognize relationships between words and concepts

Quantitative Reasoning — skills measured include the test taker's ability to

• understand the basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis
• reason quantitatively
• solve problems in a quantitative setting

Test Contents

The computer-based General Test has three sections.

In addition, one unidentified pre test section may be included and this section can appear in any position in the tests after the analytical writing section. Questions in the pre test section are being tested for possible use in future tests and answers will not count toward candidate’s scores.

An identified research section that is also not scored may be included and this section would always appear in the final section of the test. Questions in the research section are included for the purpose of ETS research and answers do not count towards the candidate’s scores.

The total testing time is up to three hours, excluding the research section. The directions at the beginning of each section specify the total number of questions in the section and the time allowed for the section.

The analytical writing section is always first. For the Issue task, two topics will be presented and examinees have to choose one. The Argument task does not present a choice of topics; instead, one topic will be presented.

The verbal and quantitative sections may appear in any order, including an unidentified verbal or quantitative pretest section. A Candidate must treat each section presented during the test as if it counts.

Format - GRE General Test

The Typical Computer-Based GRE General Test Follows the follwing tabulated test Format

Section	Number of Questions	Time
Analytical Writing	1 Issue Task*	45 minutes
Analytical Writing	1 Argument Task*	30 minutes
Verbal	30	30 minutes
Quantitative	28	45 minutes
Pretest**	Varies	Varies
Research***	Varies	Varies

* For the Issue task, two essay topics are presented and Test Taker have to choose one. The Argument task does not present a choice of topics; instead one topic is presented.
** An unidentified verbal or quantitative pretest section may be included and may appear in any order after the analytical writing section. It is not counted as part of score.
*** An identified research section that is not scored may be included and it is always at the end of the test.

Test Schedule
Test Schedule GRE General Test:

≈ The General Test is given year-round at computer-based testing centers.

≈ Appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

≈ A candidate may take the General Test only once per calendar month and not more than 5 times within any 12-month period. This applies even if a test taker cancelled the scores of a test, taken previously.