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10 GRE most important sample questions

  1. Which of the following is an example of a primary source? a. A history textbook b. A newspaper article c. A letter written by George Washington d. A biography of George Washington

  2. In the sentence "The cat sat on the mat," what is the subject? a. The b. cat c. sat d. mat

  3. Which of the following is an example of an antonym for the word "content"? a. Happy b. Discontent c. Pleased d. Displeased

  4. The equation 2x + 3y = 6 can be solved for x in terms of y by: a. x = 3y - 6 b. x = (6 - 3y)/2 c. x = 6 - 3y d. x = -3y + 6

  5. The author's purpose in writing a persuasive essay is to: a. Inform b. Entertain c. Persuade d. Describe

  6. In the following sentence "The dog barked at the mailman," what is the verb? a. Dog b. Barked c. Mailman d. At

  7. Which of the following is an example of an idiom? a. Kick the bucket b. Put all your eggs in one basket c. It's raining cats and dogs d. All of the above

  8. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides. This theorem can be written as: a. a^2 + b^2 = c^2 b. c^2 = a^2 + b^2 c. a^2 = b^2 + c^2 d. b^2 = a^2 + c^2

  9. The period in which William Shakespeare lived is known as the: a. Renaissance b. Enlightenment c. Elizabethan era d. Baroque period

  10. In a bar graph, the horizontal axis is also known as the: a. X-axis b. Y-axis c. Z-axis d. None of the above

It's important to note that the GRE test format and questions may change over time, these are just samples and not actual questions from the test.

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