Summary:
The Official Guide to GRE Revised General Test is made by ETS itself, the organization that conducts GRE tests. The Guide is made by the test developers themselves, the book also comes along with mock tests in a CD that try to simulate the actual GRE test environment at your home. This book comes from the most trustworthy source of everything GRE and the material is the epitome of authenticity as they provide you with set of tests with questions that come real close to the quality of the final test. The test modules are designed with similar intelligence to those of an actual GRE test.
This book along with the tests also contains priceless information regarding how to go about preparing for the test. With in-depth details covering Verbal as well as Quantitative Reasoning, you can get through the preparations with ease and develop preciseness in intention on how to approach the questions. It features all the latest additions to the list of questions regarding the type and the structure of the questions. It also holds a brilliant section, strictly dealing with the Analytical Essay Writing that contain sample essays, which hold the key to crack a powerful essay in your final test. You also get two complete tests, one in the book and the other in the CD.
Review:
The biggest thing this book has to offer is the confidence that you get on solving the test in the CD, which is an exact replica of the final test and made by the test-makers themselves i.e. ETS. It has onscreen calculators and the timers like those present in the actual test. So it almost completely removes the unknown element of dealing with the interface present in the final test. The GRE is revised so it is advised to buy a book that is made by ETS for actually understanding and following the new patterns that are in place.
This book provides essential details about the new GRE minutely along with changes made to the already existing sections. The modifications in the Reading Comprehension sections are noteworthy. However, the problem in the book is that it doesn't have examples for review questions; you have to figure it out yourself as they only provide you with a list of answers to those questions. The math review questions also have a similar problem as they leave you looking for the answer all over the place. The book is not exclusive of everything that you need to nail the tests as it prescribes going through old editions. This book is a real value for money regardless the few drawbacks.
To score maximally in GRE The Official Guide to GRE Revised General Test is a must have along with a few other books so that you can balance the shortcoming of one with the advantages of another.
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