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Structure of the Paper-Based General Test
| The New General Test |
| The General Test is composed of verbal, quantitative, and analytical
writing sections. The verbal and quantitative sections remain unchanged.
The analytical writing section is identical to the Writing Assessment,
which was introduced in October 1999. The analytical section is no
longer a part of the General Test. For more information, read Frequently
Asked Questions about the New General Test. |
The paper-based GRE General Test contains five sections. In addition, one
unidentified pretest section may be included and this section can appear
in any position in the test after the analytical writing section. Questions
in the pretest section are being tested for possible use in future tests
and answers will not count toward your scores.
Total testing time is up to 3 3/4 hours. The directions at the beginning
of each section specify the total number of questions in the section and
the time allowed for the section. The analytical writing section will always
be first. For the Issue task, two topics will be presented and you will
choose one. The Argument task does not present a choice of topics; instead
one topic will be presented. The verbal and quantitative sections may appear
in any order, including an unidentified verbal or quantitative pretest section.
Treat each section presented during your test as if it counts.
Typical Paper-Based General Test
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Section
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Number of Questions
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Time
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Analytical Writing
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1 Issue task*
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45 min
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1 Argument task
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30 min
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Verbal (2 sections)
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38 per section
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30 min. per section
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Quantitative (2 sections)
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30 per section
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30 min. per section
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Pretest**
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Varies
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30 min.
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* For the Issue task, two essay topics will be presented and you will choose
one. The Argument task does not present a choice of topics; instead, one
topic will be presented.
** An unidentified verbal or quantitative pretest section may be included
and may appear in any order after the analytical writing section. It is
not counted as part of your score
Modified Versions of Verbal and Quantitative Questions
The test you take may include questions that are modified versions of
published questions or of questions you have already seen on an earlier
section of the test. Some modifications are substantial; others are less
apparent. Thus, even if a question appears to be similar to a question
you have already seen, it may in fact be a different question and may
also have a different correct answer. You can be assured of doing your
best on the test you take by paying careful attention to the wording of
each question as it appears in your test.
The GRE Program is currently investigating the feasibility
of reusing questions that have been published in GRE practice materials.
As part of that investigation, you may see questions from these materials
on a test you take.
GRE 2002-2003 ADDITIONAL SCORE REPORT REQUEST FORM
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