<p>I'm still a bit confused about how the Verbal section is structured. I have an MCAT 101 Verbal Passages book that's just practice in reading comprehension, would this be a good thing to study with? I've heard a lot of the GRE Verbal is knowing vocabulary but will an MCAT style passage-based study book prepare me for the same type of questions? Thanks!</p>
<p>well. have you taken the SAT before? GRE verbal = SAT verbal...except easier...</p>
<p>Yeah I took the SAT, but I can't remember much about the verbal section. I guess I could check out the GRE website, do they have any free sample questions to get an idea of what they're testing you on?</p>
<p>just google GRE sample questions..im sure you can find at least a few thousand sample questions</p>
<p>Hm, I'm not sure what the MCAT books are like, but I would grab a GRE review book just in case. Barron's worked well for me--studying the gigantic word list is helpful if you have that kind of time. </p>
<p>As far as structure, the GRE verbal section has antonym, analogy, sentence completion, and reading comprehension questions (someone correct me if I'm missing anything). You should practice all types of questions on the verbal, as it is very challenging and it helps to get the hang of the question types. I also advise studying vocabulary since that helped me a great deal with all types of questions. </p>
<p>Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>GRE verbal is easier than SAT verbal?</p>
<p>no.... it's similar but I wouldn't call it easier -- esp. since it's all about the curve (ultimately) and you're competing with a totally different crowd with the GRE</p>
<p>That's what I thought. Sorry, I was replying to agc28's comment above. However, I found GRE math to be easier than SAT math.</p>
<p>I thought SAT verbal was very hard, and I found GRE verbal very easy. I scored higher on GRE verbal (770V) than SAT verbal (700V). </p>
<p>It might be because I had only been speaking English for three years when I took the SAT. Now I've been speaking it for seven years. Perhaps my English improved after I took the SAT. Who knows?</p>
<p>Katatonic,</p>
<p>Invest your money and buy the official GRE prep book by ETS. 7 practice tests from the 90's, so a good amount of practice material. Unfortunately, its on paper, and are easier than the actual test. To practice on the computer, get the Powerprep software from ETS as well, or download it. Its free. Essentially, GRE Verbal really comes down to vocab and reading, all in 30 minutes. I think the best vocab prep book is the Barron's 2000 GRE wordlist. If thats too big for you, use the Barron's 800 wordlist(don't get any shorter wordlists). For critical reading, just keep doing the official GRE practice tests and Powerprep. Your MCAT book will definitely be valuable as well for additional practice since the question types are similar, so yes, it will definitely help you, although you should treat it as bonus material to sharpen your mind. I found they are also harder and more abtruse than the actual GRE reading, but that's just me.</p>
<p>agc28 770V??? How did you do it??? My verbal score was sooooooo bad I have to take the whole test again early next month. How am I going to get at least 500+??</p>
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It was harder, at least for me. My score dropped precipitously from what I got in highschool on the SAT verbal (750 to 640). Of course I didn't read a single book during undergrad because I was an engineering major.</p>
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<p>It can be easier to learn the "hard words" from a foreign language if said language shares common roots with your native language. I'll use an example from Spanish. The word "sem</p>
<p>Thank you. Unfortunately I speak Asian language that does not seem to share any roots with English words. I wish there was any other way than memorizing, and going over the long list days after days. :(</p>