{"id":18393,"date":"2015-08-18T23:57:09","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T23:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=18393"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:20:54","slug":"gre-verbal-practice-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/gre-verbal-practice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"GRE®<\/sup> Verbal Reasoning Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

The GRE®<\/sup> Verbal Reasoning section evaluates your reading comprehension, text completion, and sentence equivalence skills. To help you prepare for this section of the GRE, this page contains everything you need to know, including what topics are covered, how many questions there are, and how you can study effectively.<\/p>\n

Click \u201cStart Test\u201d above to take a free GRE Verbal Reasoning practice test!<\/p>\n

\nGRE Online Course<\/a>
\nGRE Study Guide<\/a>
\nGRE Flashcards<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>What’s on the GRE Verbal Reasoning Test?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Section<\/th>\nQuestions<\/th>\nTime Limit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Section 1<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n18 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Section 2<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n23 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 
\nThere are three types of verbal reasoning questions.<\/p>\n

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  1. Text Completion (TC): <\/strong>You must fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word; however, some sentences may have multiple blanks, and some questions may ask you to fill in blanks spread out over an entire paragraph.<\/li>\n
  2. Sentence Equivalence (SE): <\/strong>You must choose two words that would both logically complete the sentence (no partial credit, unfortunately).<\/li>\n
  3. Reading Comprehension (RC): <\/strong>These questions deal with specific reading passages, which can be fewer than 100 words or as long as 450 words. The passages cover topics from multiple fields, such as science, literary critique, and social sciences. You should at least be familiar enough with these subjects to understand the questions being asked.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/span>GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions<\/h2>\n

    One of the best ways to test your knowledge is by taking a practice test. Evaluate your verbal reasoning skills by trying your hand at the three practice questions below!<\/p>\n

    Answer each question and read through the answer explanation, whether you got the answer right or wrong. This will help you ensure you’ve got the topic mastered.<\/p>\n

    Whether you struggled with these questions or aced them on your first try, be sure to take the full practice test<\/a> to get a better idea of how prepared you really are!<\/p>\n

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    1. Choose the word that best completes the sentence below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

    The disarray was _________; the office had to be closed for the day so all the furniture could be placed where it belonged, papers could be re-filed, and a general cleaning done.<\/div>\r\n \r\n