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GRE General Test — ETS practice for the ETS Graduate Record Examination
GRE General Test is the ETS Graduate Record Examination. ETS writes the outline; a fail is another sitting fee and a delayed start, not a school-curve disappointment. Related CoStudy banks (gmat, lsat, mcat) test different sittings — using one as a stand-in for GRE General Test is how people fail the appointment they paid for.
CoStudy’s GRE General Test bank holds 80 multiple-choice questions and 250 flashcards. The published material this bank is written against begins: ETS GRE General Test Content Specifications — 3 sections: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Writing Every multiple-choice item on this page shows the full rationale in the HTML. CoStudy is not ETS. We do not have live items, and we do not guarantee a result.
- 330 total items
- 80 multiple choice
- 250 flashcards
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Exam facts
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| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | GRE General Test is administered under ETS. CoStudy is independent practice, not the exam owner. | the ETS test content specifications · as of 2026-10 |
| Published outline | ETS GRE General Test Content Specifications — 3 sections: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Writing | the ETS test content specifications · as of 2026-10 |
| Passing score / pass rate | Only the certifying body publishes a cut score or pass rate. This page does not invent one. (unverified) | the ETS test content specifications · as of 2026-10 |
| Fees and eligibility | Application, sitting, and retake rules live on ETS’s site and can change. Confirm there before you pay. | the ETS test content specifications · as of 2026-10 |
How this bank is different
- GRE General Test is a reasoning test for a professional-school gate, not a content dump from undergrad.
- Wrong answers are usually valid-looking arguments with one broken inference.
- Section banks are not the whole exam. Practise the section you are actually seated for.
Exam format and blueprint
ETS GRE General Test Content Specifications — 3 sections: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Writing
Study timeline
Rotate mixed sets so one topic cannot hide. A blended percentage hides the chapter that will fail you.
Six-week GRE General Test block — 10–14 hours/week
Weeks 1–4: mixed practice with an error log. Week 5: only the item types you miss. Week 6: timed full-length sittings. Do not add a second exam’s outline in the last ten days.
Twelve-week working-hours plan — 6–8 hours/week
Two or three evenings and one weekend block. Keep a written error log keyed to chapters, not to “I was tired.” The last fourteen days are timing and weak-chapter repair only. If you are also sitting a related exam (gmat), do not merge the decks.
Free GRE General Test practice questions
A sample of 6 multiple-choice questions from the bank, with the full rationale shown.
GRE Quant: Probability of rolling a 4 on a standard 6-sided die:
- 1/4
- 1/6 (one favorable outcome / six possible)
- 1/2
- 4/6
Answer: B — 1/6 (one favorable outcome / six possible)
Basic probability = favorable / total. 6 equally likely outcomes (1-6). Only 1 is '4.' = 1/6. GRE probability covers basic conditional, independent/dependent events, combinations/permutations.
Quantity A: 2^10. Quantity B: 10^2. Which is larger?
- Quantity A is greater
- Quantity B is greater
- The two quantities are equal
- Cannot be determined
Answer: A — Quantity A is greater
2^10 = 1024 (memorize this powers-of-2 milestone). 10^2 = 100. 1024 > 100, so Quantity A is greater. Quantitative Comparison questions test fluency more than computation — common doubling/squaring patterns appear often.
ETS recommends to prepare for the GRE by:
- Memorizing every English word in a dictionary
- Avoiding practice tests
- Working through official practice tests and GRE-style problems, focusing on weak areas, and reviewing solution strategies
- Skipping the verbal section entirely
Answer: C — Working through official practice tests and GRE-style problems, focusing on weak areas, and reviewing solution strategies
C) Standard prep approach. A/B/D) Each is impractical or counterproductive.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'Despite his __________ demeanor, he was actually quite ambitious.'
- zealous
- ostentatious
- phlegmatic
- garrulous
Answer: C — phlegmatic
Phlegmatic means calm, unemotional, unexcitable — contrasting with ambitious. (A) zealous = passionate (would not contrast); (B) ostentatious = showy; (D) garrulous = excessively talkative.
GRE Adaptive test design:
- Same difficulty for all
- Question-by-question adaptive
- Not adaptive
- Section-level adaptive: performance in first Verbal section determines difficulty of second Verbal section (similarly for Quant); scoring weights difficulty + correctness
Answer: D — Section-level adaptive: performance in first Verbal section determines difficulty of second Verbal section (similarly for Quant); scoring weights difficulty + correctness
GRE section-adaptive: not question-adaptive like LSAT. First V/Q section: medium difficulty. Second V/Q section: easy/medium/hard based on first performance. Scoring accounts for difficulty level reached. Strategy: maximize first-section accuracy.
The GRE Analytical Writing section involves:
- Filling in vocabulary blanks
- Solving quantitative-comparison problems
- A single "Analyze an Issue" essay (30 minutes) requiring a clear argument with reasoning and examples
- Listening comprehension
Answer: C — A single "Analyze an Issue" essay (30 minutes) requiring a clear argument with reasoning and examples
C) Post-2023 AW structure. A) Verbal section. B) Quant section. D) Not on the GRE.
GRE General Test flashcards
6 sample cards from the 250 in the bank.
Vocab: 'magnanimous'?
Generous; forgiving.
Vocab: 'opulent'?
Wealthy; lavish.
Simple interest: $1000 at 5% for 3 years?
I = Prt = $150.
Vocab: 'abstemious'?
Not self-indulgent; moderate.
Square inscribed in circle radius 5. Side length?
Diagonal = 10. Side = 10/√2 = 5√2.
Vocab: 'urbane'?
Sophisticated; suave.
Practise the full GRE General Test bank
These samples are a small slice. The full bank runs flashcards, multiple choice and timed mock exams with per-chapter progress tracking, on the web and in the iOS app.
Frequently asked
What is the GRE General Test exam?
ETS GRE General Test Content Specifications — 3 sections: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Writing
How is CoStudy’s GRE General Test bank organised?
It holds 330 items (80 multiple-choice, 250 flashcards). Free samples on this page include the full rationale, with no account.
Should I study GRE General Test and gmat as one pile?
No. GRE General Test is its own sitting. Related banks on CoStudy (gmat, lsat, mcat) exist because candidates confuse neighbouring credentials. Use the outline for the exam on your voucher.
Where do GRE General Test fees, cut scores, and pass rates live?
On ETS’s published pages — start at the ETS test content specifications. This page quotes a number only when we retrieved it from an official URL, and otherwise says unverified. Prep blogs that tabulate every exam’s price are often stale.
Are these real GRE General Test exam questions?
No. CoStudy does not have live items. The samples below are original practice written to the published outline, with rationales. Anyone selling “real exam dumps” is describing something you should not buy.
Primary source
This bank is written against ETS's published exam material. Check the ETS test content specifications for the current outline, fees and eligibility rules — those change, and the certifying body is the only authority on them. CoStudy is not affiliated with ETS.
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