GRE Verbal Practice
Master all three GRE Verbal question types with 100 full-length practice tests — 15 Verbal questions per test, scored on the official 130–170 scale.
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Every practice test covers all three Verbal question types in the same proportions as the real GRE.
Reading Comprehension
Short and long passages followed by questions testing your ability to understand, analyze, and draw inferences from written material. Passages cover topics from science, humanities, business, and social sciences.
Tips
- ✓Read the questions before the passage to know what to look for
- ✓Pay attention to the author's tone and purpose
- ✓For inference questions, stay close to what the text actually says
- ✓Eliminate answer choices that are too extreme or not supported by the passage
Text Completion
Passages with one to three blanks where you select the best word or phrase to complete the meaning. One-blank questions have 5 choices; two- and three-blank questions have 3 choices each.
Tips
- ✓Read the entire sentence before choosing — context after the blank matters as much as before
- ✓Look for signal words like "however," "although," and "despite" that indicate contrast
- ✓For multi-blank questions, fill in the easiest blank first
- ✓Check that all your choices work together — each blank is not independent
Sentence Equivalence
Single sentences with one blank where you choose two answers (from six choices) that both complete the sentence and produce sentences with equivalent meanings.
Tips
- ✓Both answers must create sentences that mean roughly the same thing
- ✓The two correct words are often synonyms, but not always — focus on meaning in context
- ✓Eliminate choices that work alone but have no match among the other options
- ✓Build your vocabulary — these questions test precise word knowledge
How GRE Verbal is scored
Score range
130–170
in 1-point increments
Average score
151
for GRE test-takers
Questions per section
27
across two sections on the real GRE
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