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We’ve got tons of tips and strategies to master the GRE<\/a>, but\u00a0we’ve narrowed them down to our top 8 tips. Keep these high-payoff tips in mind as you study for the GRE<\/a> to maximize your GRE score.<\/a>
\n[ MORE TOP GRE TIPS:\u00a0<\/strong>Better Scores on Reading Comprehension<\/a> + Math<\/a>\u00a0]<\/strong><\/p>\n

GRE Tip #1: Tackling Multiple Blanks<\/h3>
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\nGRE Text Completion questions can require you to fill in one, two, or three blanks with the correct word\u2014and there\u2019s no partial credit! However, multiple-blank questions aren\u2019t necessarily more difficult than one-blank questions. These sentences often contain more context clues to help you predict the type of words needed. Moreover, when you fill in one blank correctly, that word is often a clue to the remaining word(s). Remember that with multiple-blank Text Completions, you do not need to tackle the blanks in order; start with the blank that is easiest.
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GRE Tip #2: Sentence Equivalence \u2013 Eliminating Answer Choices<\/h3>
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\nSentence Equivalence questions present you with one blank and ask you to choose two words from a list of six to fill in that blank. The words need to meet two<\/i> criteria: (1) They must make sense in the sentence. (2) They must give the sentence the same meaning. This means that process of elimination is a powerful tool. Even if two answer choices are synonyms, if they would not make sense in the sentence, eliminate those choices. Also, if a word would make sense but no other choice would give the sentence the same meaning, eliminate that word from consideration. Once you eliminate words that don\u2019t make sense or that don\u2019t have a \u201cpartner\u201d word in the list, your chances of selecting the correct two words from the remaining ones are much greater.
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GRE Tip #3: Reading Comprehension \u2013 Mapping the Passage<\/h3>
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\nBy the time you take the GRE<\/a>, you\u2019ve spent a lot of your life reading to learn things so you can take tests and write papers. However, success with GRE Reading <\/a>Comp questions requires you to read differently. If the passage is about the behavior of molecules in hypertonic solutions, remember that you are not<\/i> taking a chemistry test. If the passage is about the concept of chivalry in medieval romances, remember that you are not<\/i> taking a literature or history test. You are taking the GRE<\/a>, and the GRE predictably asks the same types of questions no matter what the particular subject matter of the passage is.
\nPrepare to answer these questions by taking notes about the passage\u2019s main idea, the structure of the passage, and any opinions that appear and whose opinions they are. Taking these notes\u2014making a Passage Map\u2014will engage you in active reading, and the notes themselves will help you answer many test questions. The GRE<\/a> is \u201copen book,\u201d so if you need to research a detail, it will be right there on the screen.
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GRE Tip 4: Quantitative Comparison \u2013 Compare, Don\u2019t Calculate<\/h3>
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\nQuantitative Comparison questions<\/a> present you with two quantities and ask whether Quantity A is greater, Quantity B is greater, the two quantities are the same, or the relationship cannot be determined. These four answer choices are always the same, so have them memorized by Test Day.
\nAlso, keep in mind that the question is not<\/i> asking you for the value of the quantities, only for their relationship. Example:
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x<\/i>4<\/sup> = 4,096<\/p>\n

Quantity A \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Quantity B<\/p>\n

x \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/i>0<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t waste time calculating the value of x<\/i>. Instead, use your knowledge of number properties to deduce that x<\/i> could be either positive or negative (because either a positive or negative number raised to an even exponent results in a positive number: 22<\/sup> equals 4, and \u201322<\/sup> also equals 4). Thus, you can\u2019t tell whether x<\/i> is greater or less than 0, and \u201cThe relationship cannot be determined from the information given\u201d is the correct answer. Done!
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GRE Tip #5 Problem Solving \u2013 Picking Numbers<\/h3>
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\nProblem Solving questions probably look a lot like math questions you solved in school. You are given some information and asked to use it to find a value or values. GRE Problem Solving questions<\/a> may ask you to select one correct answer out of five choices. Alternatively, they can be all-that-apply questions such that there may be one or more than one correct answers. They can also be numeric entry questions, providing you with a box in which to type the answer.
\nMany questions will give you information in relatively abstract form. You might be given variables instead of numbers or proportions of an unknown total, or you might be asked to apply number properties rules. A great way to bring any question like this down to earth is to pick numbers and then work with the numbers instead of abstract unknowns.<\/p>\n