About the GRE General Test Structure and Content of the Test Content The GRE General Test is composed of three measures—Analytical Writing, Verbal Reasoning, and Quantitative Reasoning. b The Analytical Writing measure assesses your ability to articulate and support complex ideas, examine claims and accompanying evidence, sustain a focused and coherent discussion, and control the elements of standard written English. The Analytical Writing section requires you to provide focused responses based on the tasks presented, so you can accurately demonstrate your skill in directly responding to a task.
b The Verbal Reasoning measure assesses your ability to analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it; understand the meanings of words, sentences, and entire texts; and understand relationships among words and among concepts. The Verbal Reasoning section measures your ability to understand what you read and how you apply your reasoning skills. b The Quantitative Reasoning measure assesses your basic mathematical skills and your understanding of the elementary mathematical concepts of arith metic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis.
The Quantitative Reasoning section measures your ability to understand, interpret, and analyze quantita- tive information and to solve problems using mathematical models.
The Computer-delivered GRE General Test Typical Test Structure Measure Number of Questions Allotted Time Analytical Writing One “Analyze an Issue” task and 30 minutes per (One section with two one “Analyze an Argument” task task separately timed tasks) Verbal Reasoning 20 questions per section 30 minutes per (Two sections) section Quantitative Reasoning 20 questions per section 35 minutes per (Two sections) section Unscored* (Position varies) 20 questions Varies Research** (At the end Varies Varies of the test) * An unidentifi ed, unscored section that does not count toward a score may be included and may appear in any order after the Analytical Writing section.
Questions in the unscored section are being tried out either for possible use in future tests or to ensure that scores on new editions of the test are comparable to scores from earlier editions. ** An identifi ed research section may be included in place of the unscored section. The research section will always appear at the end of the test. Questions in this section are included for ETS research purposes and will not count toward your score. 2 2