GRE Verbal - General Reasoning and Question Types

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Section-Level Adaptation

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The GRE Verbal Reasoning measure is section-level adaptive. The difficulty of the second section is determined by your performance on the first section. A high score on the first section results in a harder second section with access to higher score percentiles.

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Discourse Analysis

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The ability to analyze written text by identifying the author's underlying assumptions, perspective, and intent. It involves distinguishing between major points and minor details, and understanding how specific parts of the text contribute to the whole.

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Sentence Equivalence Strategy

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For these questions, you must select two answer choices that (1) fit the sentence meaning logically and grammatically, and (2) produce sentences alike in meaning. Always test both choices together in the sentence before confirming your answer.

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Text Completion

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Questions that require you to fill in one, two, or three blanks in a short text. You must understand the internal logic of the passage to select the correct vocabulary. Credit is given only if all blanks are answered correctly.

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Reading Comprehension - Primary Purpose

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These questions ask what the passage is mainly about. The correct answer must cover the main topic and the author's primary reason for writing. Be careful of answers that are true but too narrow (focus on a detail) or too broad.