GRE General Test sections
The GRE General Test is an admissions exam used by graduate programs that assesses verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and analytical writing. The writing task comes first. Each measure has its own score scale. To compare your relative performance across the three measures, use the percentile ranks on your report.
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The GRE General Test is a graduate admissions exam that assesses how you reason with text and numbers and how you develop an argument in writing. The ETS outline puts the essay first. After that, either a verbal or a quantitative section can appear. Each measure gets its own score.
Suppose you are applying for a public policy master’s and want to review your first GRE practice test. In the essay, check whether your example supports your claim. For a missed quantitative question, work the problem again and mark the step where your reasoning changed. The two notes point to quite different things to practice next.
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Frequently asked questions
What comes first?
The test opens with the Analytical Writing task.
What follows the essay?
The verbal and quantitative sections follow and can appear in either order.
Which results will I see?
ETS reports a separate score for each of the three measures.
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