Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence GRE Preparation Guide 8

Updated for the revised GRE, the Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence Guide provides a comprehensive approach to the vocabulary-based questions on the GRE to help you learn core principles and useful techniques for attacking these questions and for developing vocabulary mastery.

The Guide delves deeply into both vocabulary question types, providing straightforward step-by-step processes, detailed examples, and built-in exercises to hone particular skills. Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence is designed to ensure that, not only do you know the vocabulary being tested, but you can also use those words in context. In addition, GRE-style problems and vocabulary-related questions are provided for practice.

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Chapter by Chapter

1. INTRODUCTION & THE REVISED GRE
Introduction, How to Use Manhattan GRE's Strategy Guides, The Revised GRE, Question Formats in Detail

2. TEXT COMPLETIONS
Three-Step Process for Text Completions, Bad News and Good News About Text Completions, How to Write Good Fill-ins, Pivot Words, Double-Blank and Triple-Blank Text Completions, Tricky Aspects of Text Completion Sentences, Traps to Avoid During Elimination, Text Completion Recap

3. SENTENCE EQUIVALENCE
Sentence Analysis, Answer Choice Analysis, Finding Near-Synonym Pairs, When to Use Answer Choice Analysis, What If I Don't Know the Words?, Why It Is Important to Learn Words in Context

4. LEARNING VOCABULARY
Practical Strategies & Games for Learning Vocabulary, Flashcard Games and Activities, Use Roots Ahead of Time, Using Social Media to Buttress Your Vocabulary Studies

5. IDIOMS & METAPHORICAL LANGUAGE