GRE practice test

Select the word that best completes the sentence. The critic praised the novel's plot as intricate yet never _____, noting that even its most complex turns remained easy for readers to follow.

Select the word that best completes the sentence. Far from being _____, the committee's report was so thorough that it addressed even the most minor objections raised during the hearings.

Select the word that, when inserted into the blank, best fits the sentence. The scientist's early theories were largely _____ by her peers, who saw little value in them until decades of new evidence proved her right.

Read the following passage, then answer the question. Economists once assumed that consumers always act to maximize their own financial gain. Behavioral research, however, has shown that people frequently make choices that sacrifice money for fairness, reciprocity, or social approval. In one widely cited study, participants rejected unequal cash offers even though accepting any offer would have left them better off. Such findings suggest that purely financial models of decision making are incomplete. The passage primarily serves to

Read the following passage, then answer the question. The author argues that public libraries have quietly evolved from quiet book repositories into community hubs. Many now offer job training, internet access, and meeting spaces for local groups. The author notes that funding formulas, however, still treat libraries chiefly as collections of books. This mismatch, the author contends, leaves libraries underfunded for the very services communities most rely on. Which of the following best describes the author's central claim?

If the average (arithmetic mean) of 6, 10, and x is 9, what is the value of x?

If 4x + 3 = 2x + 15, what is the value of x?

A rectangle has a perimeter of 36 and a length that is twice its width. What is the area of the rectangle?

A bag contains 4 red marbles and 6 blue marbles. If one marble is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is red?

What is the value of 3^4 divided by 3^2?

If 2x + y = 13 and x and y are positive integers, what is the value of x times y when x = 4?

The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 to 3 to 4. What is the measure of the largest angle?

A data set consists of the values 4, 8, 8, 10, and 20. What is the median of the data set?

If a number is increased by 25 percent and the result is 60, what was the original number?

If 5(x − 2) = 3x + 4, what is the value of x?

A circle has a circumference of 12 pi. What is the radius of the circle?

In a survey of 200 people, 60 percent said they exercise regularly. Of those who exercise regularly, half also follow a special diet. How many surveyed people both exercise regularly and follow a special diet?

If x^2 + 7x + 12 = 0, what are the values of x?

Select the word that, when inserted into the blank, best fits the sentence. Though the manuscript was praised for its vivid imagery, the editor found its argument frustratingly _____, jumping between ideas without ever stating a clear thesis.