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how can i get gre's past question papers and which books i have to follow?

GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE)

The Educational Testing Services (ETS), United States of America, conducts the standardized examination GRE (Graduate Record Examination). GRE aims at measuring the ability of a candidate which is demanded by nearly all the institutes abroad which offer admission to various streams such as Research Programs, Fellowship Programs and Graduate Studies. The representative of ETS in India holds the responsibility to conduct the exam. The institutes look for the GRE scores among various other parameters to make a student eligible for admission to various courses except Management. For admission to Management stream the exam is GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test).

BEST GRE BOOKS FOR PREPARATION

-> Kaplan GRE Premier Program

Not simply a book, but a CD and access to constantly updated online material. Download GRE updates and get the latest info on how the test is being revised. Access to practice tests in the book, CD, and online, as well as an online diagnostic test to identify your strengths and weaknesses.

-> Cracking the GRE

Published by top GRE instructors at The Princeton Review, the 2008 edition includes over 300 practice questions in the book and exclusive free access to 4 practice exams and expert advice online.

-> Barron's GRE 2008 with CD-ROM

Presents six full-length model exams with all questions answered and explained. The manual reviews all GRE test topics: antonym, analogy, and sentence-completion questions, reading comprehension, analytical writing, quantitative comparison questions, data interpretation, and math. The enclosed CD-ROM contains computerized versions of the book’s subject reviews and practice tests.

-> GRE: Practicing to Take the General Test

Written by the publisher of the GRE, the Educational Testing Service, this book includes questions and topics from actual tests administered worldwide. It contains verbal and quantitative questions from seven actual GRE General Tests and sample analytical writing topics from the complete pool of topics for the analytical writing measure.

GRE TIPS TO IMPROVE SCORE IN THE EXAM

-> Know the sections of the test, the type of questions asked in each section, how long a section is and the time limit for each section.

-> Attempt as many GRE practice tests and GRE sample tests as possible, as they will familiarize with the general level of the questions that are asked in GRE exam and the directions for questions.

-> The instructions for attempting a question in the actual test may slightly differ from those given in your study material, so do skim through them quickly.

-> In the Analytical Writing assessment section, the Issue task allows you to choose one of the two given topics, analyze the issue and write your views on it. But beware, don’t start writing pros and cons of the issue. Since, it is your views that have been asked for, be specific and write only about your viewpoints.

-> The second essay in the Writing Assessment section is the Argument task. It does not offer any choice. You will be given a topic, which you have to critically analyze and evaluate and determine whether it is well-reasoned or not.

-> Generally, each argument in the pool has three to five major logical fallacies or problems that you need to identify and point out. These may include drawing an analogy without taking difference in two cases into account, generalizing from a particular case or assuming one event caused another just because of the order in which they occurred.

-> GRE tries to adjust the test according to the level of the candidate. The first question is of medium level. If you answer it correctly, you will be asked harder questions. The incorrect answer will lead you to easier questions.

-> Hard questions have more points than the easier ones. So, irrespective of the number of questions you attempt, you will fetch more scores if you attempting harder questions. Since the answer to the first question often determines the level of the test you will be attempting, it is very important to give right answer to the very first question of the test.

-> In computer adaptive test, you cannot return to a question or review it later, so check it thoroughly before you submit it.

-> Optimizing time is very important in GRE. You should be aware how much time you can devote on one question. You need to set your pace right. Rushing or sticking to a question for too long will cost you valuable scores.

-> Sometimes, you will find a question similar to what has already been asked in the test or in another section of the test. However, often these questions have substantial or subtle modifications and require different answer. So, pay close attention to the wording of each question before you decide on an answer.

-> Lastly, you may consider canceling the test scores immediately after taking the GRE exam or quit the exam, so that the scores do not get noted in your permanent record. Unfortunately, you have to do it before you can see the test scores and the fees of the exam will not be refunded. This will also mean that you will have to gain register for the exam and pay the fee, to be able to re-take the exam and send the GRE scores to your chosen universities.

-> If you do cancel your GRE scores, this will be noted in your official GRE score report.

MODEL QUESTIONS PAPERS FOR GRE

Attached some of the model previous year question papers of GRE in this post.. check it over... hope it helps for your preparation...

All the Best...

GRE BOOKS AND PAPERS !!!

Graduate record Examination is one of the biggest Exam and uses the score to get admission into various Graduate colleges .

Graduate programs and business schools use GRE scores to evaluate your readiness for graduate-level work

For GRE Examination you need to apply it online.

You have register your self Click here:-Website After registering your self you can apply for the GRE examination

Best 2011 Books to Refer for GRE preparations :-


The Official Guide to the GRE Revised General Test – ETS (Must Have)


Kaplan – New GRE 2011-2012: Strategies, Practice, and Review


Cracking the GRE with DVD

Click there attachments to download GRE papers..

You can download Previous year question papers of GRE from the following links:

http://www.fellowindian.com/question...uestion-paper/

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3898336/GRE

ETS announced major changes to GRE starting Aug 1, 2011. Couple of months back, sample practice questions for new GRE were made available. Since then number of GRE 2011 Books have come out. Following are the list of books based on Revised GRE pattern.

GRE 2011 Books

Following 3 books for revised GRE is available now.

Kaplan GRE Exam 2010-2011 Premier with CD-ROM (Kaplan GRE Premier Program (W/CD))
Kaplan GRE 2011: Strategies, Practice, and Review (Kaplan Gre Exam)
Cracking the GRE, 2011 Edition (Graduate School Test Preparation

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

-->GRE Exam is Conducted in Every Country both Online and Paper Test

GRE Test consists of Four Section

Written Type Question

-->Section 1 and 2 contain the Analytical Written Section (1 hour 15 minutes)

Objective type Question

-->Section 3 Verbal Section(30 minutes 30 questions)

-->Section 4 Quantitative Section(45 minutes 28 questions)

Online Study Link with Mock Test

http://www.greguide.com/gre-practice-tests.html

Exam Registration

http://www.ets.org/bin/getprogram.cgi?test=gre

Authors and Books

-->M.Fogeil GRE Vocabulary Builders

--> Sharon Weiner Green,Ira K.Wolf Barron's GRE Book

-->Novall Khan Conquering Vocab GRE

Uploads

-->Previous year Question Paper and Model Paper

All the Best

dear friends,

tips.

1.Take a practice test. I know you will make mistakes.
2.Make a note of the mistake.
3.Have separate book for GRE Math section.
4.At end of the test, analyze the mistakes.
5.Analyzing for few seconds will not help. Like I selected Choice A, but answer is D and moving on will not help.
6.Make a note of the problem, find how to solve the problem.
7.If it involves use of new formula or concept, you are not aware of, then write it down in the note book.
8.I’m saying again, write it down in your notebook.
9.You will come across similar problem in future test, then make sure you get it right.
10.If you haven’t made a note of that concept of formula, in 2-3 weeks time you will forget.
11.If you still get similar problem wrong, then you can see a pattern. Which topics you get it wrong.
12.Work on the areas where you are making constant mistakes.
Spend time daily practicing the problems/concepts where you make mistakes often.
13.Buy, Quantitative Aptitude book, solve some 20 to 30 problems in same concept.
14.Keep doing above said steps, in 203 months time you will see gradual increase in your score.

www.google.com/greinfo/year

all the best..................

These are the names for two best books for GRE
preparation

BARRON"S GRE

KAPLAN GRE

in the books itself you will find collection for previous gre

questions, and a lot of mock sample papers.