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Antonyms

1. PALATABLE:

(A) culinary
(B) odorous
(C) unappetizing
(D) unflavored
(E) bland

Analogies

1. IMPREGNABLE : ASSAULT ::

(A) invincible : control
(B) independent : conquest
(C) inimitable : modification
(D) immutable : alteration
(E) intractable : destruction

Sentence Completions

1. The remarkable fact that many inventions had their birth as toys suggests that people philosophize more freely when they know that their ---- leads to no ---- results.

(A) cogitation ... trivial
(B) persistence ... satisfactory
(C) speculation ... weighty
(D) creativity ... measurable
(E) conjecture ... inconsequential

Reading Comprehension

With the ascendance of Toni Morrison's literary star, it has become commonplace for critics to de-racialize her by saying that Morrison is not just a "Black woman writer," that she has moved beyond the limiting confines of race and gender to larger "universal" issues. Yet Morrison, a Nobel laureate with six highly acclaimed novels, bristles at having to choose between being a writer or a Black woman writer, and willingly accepts critical classification as the latter.

To call her simply a writer denies the key roles that Morrison's African-American roots and her Black female perspective have played in her work. For instance, many of Morrison's characters treat their dreams as "real," are nonplussed by visitations from dead ancestors, and generally experience intimate connections with beings whose existence isn't empirically verifiable. While critics might see Morrison's use of the supernatural as purely a literary device, Morrison herself explains, "That's simply the way the world was for me and the Black people I knew."

Just as her work has given voice to this little-remarked facet of African-American culture, it has affirmed the unique vantage point of the Black woman. "I really feel the range of emotion and perception I have had access to as a Black person and a female person are greater than that of people who are neither," says Morrison. "My world did not shrink because I was a Black female writer. It just got bigger."

1. The author of the passage is chiefly concerned with:

(A) explaining Morrison's own viewpoint on the role of her race and gender in her novels.
(B) assessing the significance of the Black female perspective in the modern American novel.
(C) acknowledging Morrison's success in giving voice to unknown aspects of the African-American experience.
(D) presenting an argument in favor of "de-racializing" Morrison.
(E) explaining why being a writer and being a Black female writer are distinct critical classifications.

2. Morrison's use of the supernatural in her novels is mentioned by the author in order to explain:

(A) why some critics categorize her as a "writer" but not a "Black woman writer."
(B) the distinction between drawing from one's personal experience and using a literary device.
(C) the enormous critical acclaim Morrison's novels have received.
(D) one way in which Morrison's novels are rooted in her experience as an African-American woman.
(E) one of the universal themes that is woven throughout Morrison's novels.

Math Multiple-Choice

1. Which of the following is a common factor of both x2 – 4x – 5 and x2 – 6x – 7?

(A) x – 5
(B) x – 7
(C) x – 1
(D) x + 5
(E) x + 1

Quantitative Comparisons

1. If the quantity in Column A is greater, select choice (A). If the quantity in Column B is greater, select choice (B). If the two columns are equal, select choice (C). If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given, select choice (D).

xy = 21
x < 3

Column A: 7

Column B: y

(A) Quantity in Column A is greater.
(B) Quantity in Column B is greater.
(C) Two columns are equal.
(D) Relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Analytical Writing Assessment (sample only)

Present your perspective on the issue below, using relevant reasons and/or examples to support your views.

"Schools should be responsible only for teaching academic skills and not for teaching ethical and social values."

GRE Answers

Antonyms

1. The correct answer is (C). Literally, palatable means "acceptable to the taste" or "agreeable in flavor." The word unappetizing means "not appetizing", or "not palatable."

Analogies

1. The correct answer is (D). To be impregnable is to be able to withstand almost any kind of assault; to be immutable is to be unchangeable and therefore able to turn away virtually any kind of alteration.

Sentence Completions

1. The correct answer is (C). To fit the idea of inventions originating as toys, we want the second bank to suggest "results" that are not serious or important — the opposite of what we think about toys. Hence, "weighty."

Reading Comprehension

1. The correct answer is (A). Notice that the first paragraph says that Morrison "bristles" at how her work is sometimes described, and that the second and third paragraphs quote her own comments. Clearly, the passage is mainly concerned with presenting Morrison's own viewpoint about her writing.

2. The correct answer is (D). See the first sentence of the second paragraph, which makes clear the underlying point being made by the author in citing the use of the supernatural in Morrison's writing.

Math Multiple-Choice

1. The correct answer is (E). x2 – 4x – 5 = (x – 5)(x + 1), and x2 – 6x – 7 = (x – 7)(x + 1). The common factor is x + 1, choice (E).

Quantitative Comparisons

1. The correct answer is (D). Take two examples. If x = 1, then y = 21, and Column B is greater. On the other hand, take x = –1, then y = –21, and Column A is greater. Therefore, (D) is correct.



Sample questions 1 to 3 below are based on this passage:

Policymakers must confront the dilemma that fossil fuels continue to be an indispensable source of energy even though burning them produces atmospheric accumulations of carbon dioxide that increase the likelihood of potentially disastrous global climate change. Currently, technology that would capture carbon dioxide emitted by power plants and sequester it harmlessly underground or undersea instead of releasing it into the atmosphere might double the cost of generating electricity. But because sequestration does not affect the cost of electricity transmission and distribution, delivered prices will rise less, by no more than 50 percent. Research into better technologies for capturing carbon dioxide will undoubtedly lead to lowered costs.
Sample Multiple-choice Question — Select One Answer Choice

1.

The passage implies which of the following about the current cost of generating electricity?

It is higher than it would be if better technologies for capturing carbon dioxide were available.
It is somewhat less than the cost of electricity transmission and distribution.
It constitutes at most half of the delivered price of electricity.
It is dwelt on by policymakers to the exclusion of other costs associated with electricity delivery.
It is not fully recovered by the prices charged directly to electricity consumers.

Answer: C
Sample Multiple-choice Question — Select One or More Answer Choices

Consider each of the three choices separately and select all that apply.

2.

The passage suggests that extensive use of sequestration would, over time, have which of the following consequences?

The burning of fossil fuels would eventually cease to produce atmospheric accumulations of carbon dioxide.
The proportion of the delivered price of electricity due to generation would rise and then decline.
Power plants would consume progressively lower quantities of fossil fuels.

Answer: B
Sample Select-in-Passage Question

3.

Select the sentence that explains why an outcome of sequestration that might have been expected would not occur.

Answer:

"But because sequestration does not affect the cost of electricity transmission and distribution, delivered prices will rise less, by no more than 50 percent."
Sample questions 4 to 6 below are based on this passage:

Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies' sound is distinctively his. Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass's classical music, which from its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music. Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music. His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.
Sample Multiple-choice Question — Select One Answer Choice

4.

The passage addresses which of the following issues related to Glass's use of popular elements in his classical compositions?

How it is regarded by listeners who prefer rock to the classics
How it has affected the commercial success of Glass's music
Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers in using popular elements in their compositions
Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glass's reputation as a composer of classical music
Whether it has caused certain of Glass's works to be derivative in quality

Answer: E
Sample Multiple-choice Question — Select One or More Answer Choices

Consider each of the three choices separately and select all that apply.

5.

The passage suggests that Glass's work displays which of the following qualities?

A return to the use of popular music in classical compositions
An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating that of classical music
A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently disparate musical styles

Answer: A and C
Sample Select-in-Passage Question

6.

Select the sentence that distinguishes two ways of integrating rock and classical music.

Answer:

"His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics."
Text Completion Questions

Text Completion questions include a passage composed of one to five sentences with one to three blanks. There are three answer choices per blank, or five answer choices if there is a single blank. There is a single correct answer, consisting of one choice for each blank. The examinee receives no credit for partially correct answers.
Sample Text Completion Questions
Directions: For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.

1.

It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be (1)__________ by politics: well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to (2)__________ his comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the (3)__________, calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet.
Answer choices for question 1.
Blank (1) Blank (2) Blank (3)
overshadowed enhance plausibility of our hypotheses
invalidated obscure certainty of our entitlement
illuminated underscore superficiality of our theories

Answer: overshadowed, obscure, and superficiality of our theories

2.

Vain and prone to violence, Caravaggio could not handle success: the more his (1)__________ as an artist increased, the more (2)__________ his life became.
Answer choices for question 2.
Blank (1) Blank (2)
temperance tumultuous
notoriety providential
eminence dispassionate

Answer: eminence and tumultuous

3.

The author's (1)__________ style renders a fascinating subject, the role played by luck in everyday life, extraordinarily (2)__________.
Answer choices for question 3.
Blank (1) Blank (2)
soporific pedantic
lucid tedious
colloquial opaque

Answer: soporific and tedious

4.

From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion — that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.
Answer choices for question 4.
promotion
exploration
surveying
conservation
appropriation

Answer: appropriation

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