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GRE General Test practice

Designed around the current GRE General Test structure, timing and question types: one Analyze an Issue task, then two Verbal Reasoning and two Quantitative Reasoning sections, about 1 hour 58 minutes in all. The second Verbal and Quant sections are set by how you did on the first.

Analytical Writing(1 Issue task)
Verbal Reasoning(2 sections)
Quantitative Reasoning(2 sections)
Verbal and Quant 130–170 each · Analytical Writing 0–6

GRE practice test bundles

Bundles are arranged on request; single tests can be bought below. Each test can be taken twice.

5 practice tests
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  • 5 full-length GRE practice tests
  • Two attempts per test
  • 12 months' access
  • A score report after each attempt
10 practice tests
$89.99

about $9 per test

  • 10 full-length GRE practice tests
  • Two attempts per test
  • 12 months' access
  • A score report after each attempt
20 practice tests
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about $7.50 per test

  • 20 full-length GRE practice tests
  • Two attempts per test
  • 12 months' access
  • A score report after each attempt

GRE General Test practice tests

Each test has one Issue task, 27 Verbal and 27 Quantitative questions, with the second section of each measure set by your first. Start with the free practice test. Each test can be taken twice.

The GRE practice test, screen by screen

The test screen, the report and the follow-up, drawn with made-up numbers. Nothing here starts a test or touches your account.

Practice on a screen built like the real one.

Mark for review, the section review grid, a clock you can hide and the on-screen calculator in Quant, as on the shorter GRE. How you do on the first section of a measure sets the difficulty of the second.

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Sample screen · illustrative numbers

GRE · Quantitative Reasoning · Section 118:55 sample clock
Question 4

Placeholder question area · no real question

Showing question 4 · 0 marked

Section 1Section 2Section 2 difficulty follows Section 1

Look past the total to what produced it.

Verbal and Quantitative on the 130–170 scale, with accuracy by topic and time per question laid side by side.

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Sample score report · made-up numbers, not a prediction

GRE
Your report
Verbal Reasoning
156130–170
Quantitative Reasoning
164130–170

Accuracy by topic

Arithmetic8/10 correct
Algebra5/9 correct
Geometry4/6 correct
Seconds per question · sample

Work through your misses, then target the weak spot.

Use the Needs Review list and its worked solutions first, then drill the weakest topic in the question bank.

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Sample follow-up · illustrative numbers

Fix the misses, then narrow down.
  • Question 3 · AlgebraIncorrect
  • Question 7 · ArithmeticCorrect but slow
  • Question 11 · AlgebraUnanswered
  • Question 14 · GeometryIncorrect
Suggested next set · sampleAlgebra

Medium · 10 questions · GRE

A drawing of the feature: it opens no test and stores nothing.

The current GRE format

The GRE General Test takes about 1 hour 58 minutes: one 30-minute Analyze an Issue essay, then two Verbal Reasoning sections (12 and 15 questions) and two Quantitative Reasoning sections (12 and 15 questions). Verbal and Quant are scored 130–170 each; Analytical Writing 0–6 in half points.

Length
About 1 hour 58 minutes
Scoring
Verbal and Quantitative 130–170 each, in 1-point steps; Analytical Writing 0–6, in half points
How it is taken
Computer-delivered.
Adaptive?
Adaptive by section: the second Verbal and the second Quant section are set by how you did on the first. An unscored section may be included, or an identified research section at the end.
Set by
ETS
GRE General Test sections
Section
Analytical Writing1 task (Analyze an Issue) · 30 minutesAlways first
Verbal Reasoning12 + 15 questions · 18 + 23 minutes
Quantitative Reasoning12 + 15 questions · 21 + 26 minutes

Changed from the previous format

  • Until 22 September 2023 the test ran about 3 hours 45 minutes with two essays (Issue and Argument).

Start with the free GRE practice test

It gives you a starting score and shows which question types are costing you points, before you decide what to study or whether to book lessons.