GRE Test Preparation

Strategy 1- Look Over Questions You Got Wrong

For every question you answer incorrectly, you should review it to figure out why you got it wrong and how to get the correct answer. This may seem like a hassle, but it’s one of the best ways to stop yourself from making the same mistakes over and over again.

Strategy 2- Pace Yourself

You’ll have about 90 seconds to answer each verbal question, but that doesn’t take into account the time it takes to read passages. If you find yourself struggling to answer questions in time, figure out what’s taking up most of your time.

Identify where you’re losing time and work to prevent this from happening.

Hint: if you are spending more than two minutes on a question and have no idea how to answer it, skip it and come back to it at the end. This prevents you from losing a lot of time on a single question.

Strategy 3- Figure Out How to Attack Reading Passages

When you know how to tackle the reading passages, you’ll be able to get through them faster and answer questions on them more quickly. Some people like to skim the passage then go to the questions, going back to reread important portions as needed. Some like to carefully read the passage once then focus on the questions, and others like to read the questions first then focus on the passage. Find your preferred strategy.

Strategy 4- Read Every Answer Choice

The Verbal section is full of answer choices that sound right or are almost right, but that aren’t the right answer. It can be easy to see these answer choices and mark them as correct without reading the other options. Don’t fall into this trap! Always read every answer choice for a question so you know all the possible options and can make the best selection.

Strategy 5- Answer Every Question

You don’t lose any points for answering a question incorrectly on the GRE, so you should always answer every single question on the test, even if you have no idea what the answer is. Marking down some answer gives you a shot at getting it right, which you wouldn’t get if you skipped the question.

You now have a solid plan for how to study for GRE test!

In order to make sure you’re studying is as efficient as it can be:

1. Read higher-level texts
2. Don’t forget to study vocabulary
3. Get additional assistance from Skillz MENA

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