Verbal Reasoning

Instructions for Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning Sections

Important Notes
Your scores for these sections will be determined by the number of questions you answer correctly. Nothing is subtracted
from a score if you answer a question incorrectly. Therefore, to maximize your scores it is better for you to guess at an
answer than not to respond at all. Work as rapidly as you can without losing accuracy. Do not spend too much time on
questions that are too difficult for you. Go on to the other questions and come back to the difficult ones later.
Some or all of the passages in this test have been adapted from published material to provide the examinee with significant
problems for analysis and evaluation. To make the passages suitable for testing purposes, the style, content, or point of view
of the original may have been altered. The ideas contained in the passages do not necessarily represent the opinions of the
Graduate Record Examinations Board or Educational Testing Service.
You may use a calculator in the Quantitative Reasoning sections only. You will be provided with a calculator and cannot use
any other calculator.
Marking Your Answers
All answers must be marked in this test book. When filling in the circles that accompany each question, BE SURE THAT
EACH MARK IS DARK AND COMPLETELY FILLS THE CIRCLE.

Question Formats
The questions in these sections have several different formats. A brief description of these formats and instructions for
entering your answer choices are given below.
Multiple-choice Questions—Select One Answer Choice
These standard multiple-choice questions require you to select just one answer choice from a list of options. You will receive
credit only if you mark the single correct answer choice and no other.