GRE - General Test Study Guide 80 Questions with Verified Answers
A- / An- - CORRECT ANSWER Without, not
Ab- - CORRECT ANSWER Away (from)
Ad- -
... [Show More] CORRECT ANSWER To, towards
Ante- - CORRECT ANSWER Before (chronologically)
Anti- - CORRECT ANSWER against
Com- - CORRECT ANSWER With
Contra- / Counter- - CORRECT ANSWER Against, opposed
De- - CORRECT ANSWER Down, away (from)
Ex- - CORRECT ANSWER Out (of), upwards
Extra- - CORRECT ANSWER Beyond, outside
Hyper- - CORRECT ANSWER More than normal
Hypo- - CORRECT ANSWER Less than normal
In- / Im- - CORRECT ANSWER Without, not
Infra- - CORRECT ANSWER Below
Intra- - CORRECT ANSWER Inside, within
Non- - CORRECT ANSWER Lack of, negation of, absence of
Ob- - CORRECT ANSWER Against, blocking, hiding
Post- - CORRECT ANSWER After, following
Pro- - CORRECT ANSWER In support of, towards, forward
Re- - CORRECT ANSWER Again, back
Sub- - CORRECT ANSWER Lower, beneath, below
Trans- - CORRECT ANSWER Across, into different conditions
Ultra- - CORRECT ANSWER Beyond, an extreme version
Hedge Phrases - CORRECT ANSWER Cover every possible outcome in a situation.
Hedge Words - CORRECT ANSWER Likely, can, sometimes, often, almost, mostly, usually, generally, rarely, etc.
Switchback words describe... - CORRECT ANSWER Shifts in thoughts
Switchback words - CORRECT ANSWER In spite, regardless of, despite, etc.
Overarching theme - CORRECT ANSWER Main idea
Salient point - CORRECT ANSWER Main idea
Where can you find the salient point in an expository passage? - CORRECT ANSWER The first paragraph
Where can you find the overarching theme is an argumentative / critical passage - CORRECT ANSWER The last paragraph
main idea - CORRECT ANSWER Describes a statement that summarizes a passage
What is the general tone of specific science passages ? - CORRECT ANSWER Nonjudgmental
General tone of critical essays in humanities? - CORRECT ANSWER Opinionated
Extended reasoning questions answer is found through... - CORRECT ANSWER Inference
Are direct quotes from paragraphs usually the correct answer or traps? - CORRECT ANSWER Traps
What should you do if a question has no key words? - CORRECT ANSWER Find keys words in the answer; then skim the paragraph to find the answers
Paragraph focus - CORRECT ANSWER Read the first sentence of each paragraph to identify if the paragraph summarizes the topic in question.
The main idea is usually spread across.. - CORRECT ANSWER All / most paragraphs
Count how many _____ are affected by each answer choice to identify the main idea. - CORRECT ANSWER Paragraphs.
A^n x A^m = - CORRECT ANSWER A^n + m
(a^n)^m= - CORRECT ANSWER a^n x m
(A x B) ^n = - CORRECT ANSWER A^n x B^n
(A / B ) ^n = - CORRECT ANSWER A^n / B^n
A^n / A^m = - CORRECT ANSWER a^n-m
5^1/4 x 5^3/4 = - CORRECT ANSWER 5
4s = - CORRECT ANSWER Perimeter of a square
S^2= - CORRECT ANSWER Area of a square
2l + 2w = - CORRECT ANSWER Perimeter of a rectangle
l x w = - CORRECT ANSWER Area of a rectangle
Pi r ^2 = - CORRECT ANSWER Area of a circle
2(pi)r - CORRECT ANSWER circumference of a circle
a^2+b^2=c^2 - CORRECT ANSWER Pythagorean Theorem
A= 1/2 bh - CORRECT ANSWER Formula for finding area of a triangle
A= ((a+b)/2) h - CORRECT ANSWER Area of a trapezoid
x^0 = - CORRECT ANSWER 1
X^ -1 = - CORRECT ANSWER 1/x
X^a + x^b= - CORRECT ANSWER X^a +b
x^a/x^b = - CORRECT ANSWER x^a-b
x^a/x^b= - CORRECT ANSWER 1/ x^b-a
(x^a)(y^a)= - CORRECT ANSWER (xy)^a
(x/y)^a= - CORRECT ANSWER x^a/y^a
(x^a)^b= - CORRECT ANSWER x^ab
(a^1/2) ^2 = - CORRECT ANSWER a
(a^1/2) (b^1/2)= - CORRECT ANSWER (ab)^1/2
(a^1/2)/(b^1/2)= - CORRECT ANSWER (a/b)^1/2
rate (r) x time (t) = - CORRECT ANSWER Distance
Distance (D) / time (t) = - CORRECT ANSWER Rate (r)
y=mx+b - CORRECT ANSWER slope intercept form
M= (line) - CORRECT ANSWER slope
Dispatch (D) / rate (r) = - CORRECT ANSWER Time (t)
X,y (line) - CORRECT ANSWER Coordinates
B= - CORRECT ANSWER y-intercept ( line touches the y-axis)
if y=mx+b, what is the y-intercept? - CORRECT ANSWER 0
If a line increases from left to right, then the slope is - CORRECT ANSWER Positive
Is a line decreases from left to right, then the slope is... - CORRECT ANSWER Negative
Rise / Run = - CORRECT ANSWER Slope
y2-y1/x2-x1 - CORRECT ANSWER slope formula
total distance/total time - CORRECT ANSWER average speed
(Final amount - original amount / original amount) x 100= - CORRECT ANSWER Percent change [Show Less]