Test Prep: GRE

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Free Online Course: Test Prep: GRE provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 7 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Test Prep: GRE is taught by Vince Kotchian.

Overview
  • Study effectively for the GRE. This GRE test prep course prepares you for the analytical writing, verbal reasoning, and quantitative reasoning sections of the exam.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • What you should know
    1. Welcome to the GRE
    • Structure of the GRE
    • GRE scoring
    • How the GRE test adapts to you
    2. Preparation and Test-Taking Strategies
    • Establish baseline score and set goals
    • Prepare a study timeline
    • Build your study sequence
    3. The GRE Analytical Writing Assessment
    • Overview of the GRE essays
    • Review sample GRE issue essay prompt
    • Review sample GRE argument essay prompt
    • Scoring criteria for both essays
    • Develop a thesis for the issue essay
    • Issue essay examples
    • Argument essay flaws
    • Language, grammar, and writing mechanics
    • Analyze an issue essay
    • Analyze an argument essay
    4. GRE Quantitative Introduction
    • Overview of GRE math questions
    • Build math concepts
    • Test-taking math skills
    • Build mental math skills
    5. GRE Quantitative Techniques
    • Using the calculator
    • Quantitative comparison technique
    • Estimation technique
    • Backsolving technique
    • Translation technique
    • Variables in choices (VIC) technique
    • Adding numbers technique
    • Make things look alike technique
    • Find patterns technique
    • Trial-and-error technique
    6. GRE Arithmetic
    • Integers: Factors, multiples, and remainders
    • Integers: Even and odd and primes
    • Order of operations
    • Number properties
    • Adding and subtracting fractions
    • Multiplying and dividing fractions
    • Decimals
    • Mental percents
    • Taking percents and increasing by percents
    • Percent change
    • Ratios and proportions
    • Direct proportion and inverse variation
    • Exponents
    • More exponents
    • Fake exponent rules
    • Scientific notation
    • Square roots
    • Cube and fourth roots
    7. GRE Algebra
    • Operations with expressions
    • Multiplying expressions
    • Algebraic identities
    • Linear equations
    • Linear equations with two variables
    • Quadratic equations
    • Linear inequalities
    • Functions
    • Symbol functions
    • Coordinate geometry
    • Function graphs
    • Distance between points
    • Equation of a line
    • Finding intercepts
    • Special slopes
    • Solving incomplete points and equations
    • Solutions of lines and inequalities
    • Quadratic equation graphs
    • Circle equations
    • Absolute value graphs and graph shifts
    8. GRE Word Problems
    • Averages
    • Mixtures
    • Rate
    • Work
    • System of equations
    • Interest
    • Number lines
    • Arithmetic sequences and sums
    • Sequence word problems
    9. GRE Geometry
    • Point, lines, segments, and planes
    • Angles
    • Parallel lines
    • Polygons
    • Triangles
    • Pythagorean theorem
    • Special right triangles
    • Area of a triangle
    • Congruent triangles
    • Similar triangles
    • Quadrilaterals
    • Circles
    • Circle area and circumference
    • Boxes
    • Cylinders
    10. GRE Data Analysis and Statistics
    • Frequency
    • Mean, median, mode, and range
    • Quartiles and percentiles
    • Standard deviation
    • Normal distribution
    • Intersection and union of a set
    • Venn diagram problems
    • Permutations
    • Combinations
    • Basic probability
    • Either/or probability
    • Probability word problem example
    • Graph and chart questions
    11. GRE Verbal Reasoning
    • Overview of verbal reasoning
    • How to build vocabulary
    • Use word roots to build vocabulary
    • Improve reading comprehension
    • Identify the function of a passage
    • Reading efficiently
    12. Question Type: Text Completion
    • Overview of text completions
    • Learn the text completion technique
    • Use signposts
    • Double-blank text completions
    • Triple-blank text completion
    • Analyze complex sentences
    • Difficult vocabulary in text completions
    • Review text completions
    13. Question Type: Sentence Equivalence
    • Sentence equivalence overview
    • Difficult vocabulary in sentence equivalence
    • Review sentence equivalence
    14. Question Type: Reading Comprehension
    • Reading comprehension overview
    • Read for the big picture
    • Read critically
    • Basic question technique
    • Detail questions
    • Whole passage questions
    • Word-in-context questions
    • Inference questions
    • Select-all and select-in-passage questions
    • Wrong answer types
    • Review reading comprehension questions
    15. Question Type: Function
    • Overview of function questions
    • Basic function question technique
    • Review function questions
    16. Question Type: Logic
    • Overview of logic questions
    • Logic question technique
    • Strengthen an argument technique
    • Weaken an argument technique
    • Explain a paradox
    • Wrong answer types
    • Review logic questions
    Conclusion
    • GRE test-taking strategies
    • Conclusion and next steps