What is the syllabus and exam pattern of GRE?
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GRE General Test is a computer delivered exam. It assesses skills in Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing. It consists of five total sections. Including one essay task. GRE test duration is 1 hour and 58 minutes. Less than 2 years.
GRE Exam Sections GRE Exam Pattern Section-Wise Syllabus Analytical Writing (One Section) One "Analyze an Issue" task (30 Minutes)
Quantitative Reasoning (Two Sections) - Section 1: 12 questions (18 minutes)
- Section 2: 15 questions (23 minutes)
- Arithmetic
- Geometry
- Data Analysis
- Algebra
Verbal Reasoning (Two Sections) - Section 1: 12 questions (21 minutes)
- Section 2: 15 questions (26 minutes)
- Basic Sentence structure: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives
- Verb Tense
- Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions
- Pronoun Agreement
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Modifiers
- Parallelism
Total 5 Sections: 55 Questions
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