Barron's How to Prepare for the GRE Graduate Record Exam with CD-ROM

by Sharon Weiner Green, Ira K. Wolf

Students planning to take the Graduate Record Exam will find six full-length model tests with answers and explanations in this up-to-date manual. They will also find intensive test topic reviews covering antonym questions, analogy questions, sentence completion, reading comprehension, vocabulary, analytical writing, quantitative comparison, data interpretation, and math. A 3,500-word master vocabulary list with definitions is supplemented with a GRE high-frequency word list. The CD-ROM enclosed with the book offers a computer-adaptive model GRE test that is similar in structure to the actual GRE test. All questions on the CD-ROM are answered and explained, and exam results are scored automatically.

Genres: Reference

544 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2005

Reviews

[Eric]

This was a great help, especially its 3000 vocabulary words.

[Stefan Berteau]

I picked this book up on the recommendation of a friend. I also tried a couple of books from other test prep companies (primarily when I had learned most of the questions on Barron's CD-ROM). Based on what I've seen, Barron's is far and away the best test preparation if you are willing to sit down and actually learn the material. I bought it primarily for math prep, and it focused heavily on underlying understanding of algebra and geometry. This book devotes comparatively little space to tricks and tips on how to answer questions you don't know, and seems instead to focus on making sure you know the answer. This can be more work, but in the end I think it's worth it.

[Jessica Mckenzie]

Good for vocab (though there are FAR more words stuffed into this book than you'll ever see on the actual test). Be prepared- in all regards- for over-preparation with this book.

[Kristina]

Too many questions, but good.