{"id":33431,"date":"2020-08-10T16:12:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T21:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=33431"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:39:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:39:42","slug":"literature-in-english-gre-subject-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/gre\/literature-in-english-gre-subject-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Literature in English GRE Subject Test: What\u2019s tested?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Literature in English GRE Subject Test, <\/span>according to ETS<\/span><\/a>, contains \u201capproximately 230 questions on poetry, drama, biography, the essay, the short story, the novel, criticism, literary theory and the history of the language.\u201d The test is entirely multiple-choice, and the number of questions you answer correctly is converted to a number on a 200-990 point scale.\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe majority of questions on the Literature in English GRE Subject Test deal with literature from the British Isles, the United States, and other parts of the world. There may also be questions about works translated into English from other languages. The duration of the test is 2 hours and 50 minutes.\u00a0<\/span>
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Types of Questions on the Literature in English GRE Subject Test<\/h2>
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\nThis test is made up entirely of multiple-choice questions. Questions on the Literature in English GRE Subject Test fall into two categories: factual and analytical. Factual questions may ask you to identify a piece of information about a work, such as the title, author, or time period. Analytical questions may ask you to read a passage and answer questions about its meaning, form, language, or literary techniques.\u00a0<\/span>
\nOften, both factual and analytical questions will be based off of a literary passage, either replicated in its entirety or excerpted.\u00a0<\/span>
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Content Tested on the Literature in English GRE Subject Test<\/h2>
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\nAccording to ETS<\/a>, the breakdown of content tested on the Literature in English GRE Subject Test is as follows:
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