3 Steps to Stay with Longer Passages

 

It happens while reading a long passage, suddenly you realize that you don't remember anything about the passage particularly Psychology. Time is an important factor in GRE and we need to attempt the questions as fast as possible. Below are the few tips one can follow while reading the long passages.

1. Think like the author -  By imagining authors motivations, you can often end up with a much more vivid picture of the content and purpose of the passage. What is the principal idea the author is trying to get across? If you were the author, how would you express these ideas? Visualizing a real person typing real ideas onto a real computer screen is a great way of plucking abstract notions from the ether and dragging them down to earth
2. Involve with the passage - The more you involve with the passage, the more clear picture regarding the topic you will gain
3. Know what not to read - One should understand that all the content present in passage is not necessary to attempt the questions. You need to understand what sentences one can skip to save time. If you don't understand the sentences while reading note down it and move forward; visit later if it comes in any questions

GRE Over GATE

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering(GATE) is an all India exam conducted for admission to post graduation programs. The total number of seats available in top institutions such as IITs , NITs are around 10,000 but the total applicants are 10 lakhs. The exam is conducted only once a year and if you don't do well you have to wait for one more year. 

But in case of Graduate Record Examination(GRE), students can attempt the test any day in the year. If the students don't do well, then students can re-attempt the exam and improve the score. This gives a chance to get admission into better university or college. Most of the Indian students scoring 300+ land up in a good university. They also get an international exposure and great networking. The job opportunities are huge when compared to India and also the salaries are very high. The Return on Investment is only two years which is very less. 

Taking GRE test and pursuing masters in United States is best option to be successful when compared to GATE in India. Go ahead and chase your dreams. We are here to help you!!

Analytical Writing Ability in GRE

Analytical writing ability checks students critical thinking skill, analytical skills and ability to articulate their ideas and present them. Students need to write two set of 30-minute essays:

• Analyze an Issue - develop an argument with reasons and examples to support your views
• Analyze an Argument - consider the logical soundness of the argument rather than agree or disagree with the position it presents

Students can follow below methodology while preparing for AWA:

• Structure your thoughts and write the points before attempting the essay
• Smooth transitions while writing the sentences 
• Check grammar and maintain consistency in tense 
• Write conclusion based on what you described 
• Proof read 
• Practice Practice Practice

Crack Verbal Reasoning section in GRE

Verbal reasoning section in GRE assess the students ability to analyze and evaluate written material, analyze relationships among components parts of sentences and recognize relationship among words. It tests in three types of questions:

• Reading Comprehension
• Text Completion
• Sentence Equivalence

Students need to practice by attempting more mock tests in GRE and understand the weak areas. The text completion and sentence equivalence need to be attempted initially by trying to fit your own words and then with the options given. The vocabulary need to understood in reading comprehension based on the context not just by the meaning of it.

Quantitative Reasoning in GRE

Quantitative reasoning in Graduate Record Examination(GRE) tests students ability to solve basic math skills, elementary mathematical concepts, solve problems with quantitative methods. The concepts tested are on Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Data Analysis.

It tests four types of questions:

• Comparison questions 
• Multiple Choice questions with one answer
• Multiple Choice questions with multiple answers
• Numeric Entry Questions

Most Indian Engineering graduates won't be facing any difficulty in scoring quantitative reasoning section. Students initially need to understand properly the basic concepts such as mean, mode, median in algebra, equations etc.. Students can increase the GRE score by understanding basic quant skills and practicing them.

You should know about 340

All you need to about GRE test sections:

Verbal Reasoning – The purpose of verbal reasoning section is to assess your comprehension of written material and ability to evaluate it. It also tests your ability to analyze sentence structure and relationship between words and concepts. It has three types of multiple choice questions: Reading Comprehension, Text Completion, and Sentence Equivalence.  The total score of verbal reasoning section ranges from 130 -170

Quantitative reasoning – It tests your problem solving skills on basic algebra, arithmetic, geometry and data analysis. The total score of Quantitative reasoning section ranges from 130 -170

Analytical Writing Ability – It assess students critical thinking and analytical writing skills, i.e. ability to articulate and support complex ideas clearly and effectively. The score for AWA is awarded on the scale of 0-6.

What Exactly GRE Tests

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a standardized exam scores accepted by all US universities to compare students applications on same scale. The GRE actually tests student basic Quant and vocabulary skills acquired over the high school and college years. Students from Engineering normally do very well in Quant section and fail to perform in Verbal section. Most of the Indian students lack basic vocabulary skills which can be only acquired by intensive training. The Analytical section tests student ability to analyze an argument or issue and present it logically. Students who gets 300+ in GRE helps to get into a decent university in US.

• One Analytical Writing section with two 30 minute tasks
• Two Verbal Reasoning sections (30 minutes each)
• Two Quantitative Reasoning sections (35 minutes each)
• One unscored section, typically a Verbal Reasoning or Quantitative Reasoning section
• An identified research section that is not scored may also be included