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10 sample questions for the GRE, with the correct answer and an explanation for each. No account needed. Try each one before you open the answer.
Sections covered on the exam: Analytical Writing Skills, Punctuation, The W Riting Process, Outlining And Org Anizing Ideas, W Riting Style And Form, Analytical Writing, M Odes Of W Riting, Verbal Reasoning, Persuasiv E Techniques, V Ocab Ulary And W Ord Relationships, Literary Elem Ents, Them Es And Plots In Literature, Reading Com Prehension, M Ak Ing Predictions And Inferences, Interactions W Ith Texts, Quantitative Reasoning, System S Of Equations, Polynom Ial Alg Eb Ra, Quadratics And B Asic Functions, Lines, Planes, And Ang Les, Transform Ations, Introductory Trig Onom Etry, Prob Ab Ility And Statistics, Num B Ers And Operations, Proportions And Ratios.
Question 1 · Analytical Writing Skills
Identify the part of speech of the word “quick” in the following sentence: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
Answer: C. Adjective
"Quick" describes the noun "fox" and is therefore an adjective.
Question 2 · Analytical Writing
Which is an example of passive voice?
Answer: D. The new policy was approved by the committee.
The subject receives the action; this is passive voice.
Question 3 · Verbal Reasoning
What is the climax of a story?
Answer: D. The highest point of tension or conflict
The climax is the turning point where the main conflict reaches its peak.
Question 4 · Quantitative Reasoning
If x/15=6/10, what is the value of x?
Answer: B. 9
Cross-multiply: 10x = 6 × 15 = 90, so x = 9.
Question 5 · Introductory Trig Onom Etry
In a right triangle, the adjacent side is 4, and the hypotenuse is 5. What is cos(θ)?
Answer: A. 4/5
Cosine = adjacent/hypotenuse = 4/5
Question 6 · Analytical Writing Skills
Identify the part of speech of the word “carefully” in the sentence below: “She carefully painted the vase.”
Answer: C. Adverb
"Carefully" modifies the verb "painted," describing how the action was done. It is an adverb.
Question 7 · Analytical Writing
Which sentence contains wordiness?
Answer: B. Due to the fact that she read the article, she passed.
The phrase “due to the fact that” is wordy; “because” is more concise.
Question 8 · Literary Elem Ents
The point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story is called:
Answer: B. First-person
First-person uses “I” and tells the story from the narrator’s perspective.
Question 9 · Proportions And Ratios
Solve for x: 5x+3=18
Answer: B. 3
Subtract 3: 5x = 15, so x = 3.
Question 10 · Quantitative Reasoning
A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 units and one leg of 5 units. What is the length of the other leg?
Answer: A. 12
Pythagorean theorem: x² + 5² = 13² → x² = 169 − 25 = 144 → x = 12.
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