How does the content of the GRE revised General Test differ from the GRE General Test that was administered prior to August 1, 2011?
There are new types of questions on the GRE revised General Test that better reflect the kind of thinking you’ll do in graduate or business school programs. In the Verbal Reasoning section, antonyms and analogies have been removed from the test, so you’re no longer tested on vocabulary out of context. New types of questions have also been added to test your ability to interpret, evaluate and reason from what you’ve read. Take a closer look at the Verbal Reasoning Section. In the Quantitative Reasoning section, more focus has been placed on data interpretation and real-life scenarios, with multiple-choice and numeric entry answers. You can also use an on-screen calculator to reduce the emphasis on computation.* Take a closer look at the Quantitative Reasoning Section. In the Analytical Writing section, you no longer have a choice of topics for the Issue task. Directions are more specific, to ensure you can integrate critical thinking and analytical writing by fully addressing the tasks
