GRE Test Strategies

Practice using these GRE test-taking strategies until they become second-nature. Master these strategies, and you will answer GRE questions more efficiently and, most importantly, earn a higher GRE score.

Analogies

Use your GRE vocabulary skills to predict what the answer will be before looking at the actualy answer choices.

Sentence Completion

Read the sentence carefully looking for key words like however and similarly. These words will indicate sentence flow.

Reading Comprehension

Don't get caught asking yourself what you just read! Learn how to stay focused on those long passages.

Quantitative Comparison

Quantitative comparison questions can be as easy (or hard) as you want them to be.

Avoiding Careless Mistakes on the GRE

The last thing you want to do is lose points on questions that you know how to do. Do your best to avoid careless misatkes.

Test Day Tips

After all the studying and the preparation, make sure everything runs smoothly on test day.