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Im a little confused at how they score the GRE. 1 book said you dont need to finish ALL the questions to get a good score. So why take only 1 min/question/time yourself? Another said you need to get through ALL the questions because the score is based on this. I understand the test builds off of easier questions gotten correct, but what is the correct strategy??

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Im a little confused at how they score the GRE. 1 book said you dont need to finish ALL the questions to get a good score. So why take only 1 min/question/time yourself? Another said you need to get through ALL the questions because the score is based on this. I understand the test builds off of easier questions gotten correct, but what is the correct strategy??

Answer correctly for more questions u can // that's the best way to ace this test. If u gonna take the current GRE (not a Revised one), u must answer correctly for the beginning 10 or maybe 15 questions without any flaws to get a good score, cos it's a computer adaptive test which gives u a question related with its difficulty.

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Im a little confused at how they score the GRE. 1 book said you dont need to finish ALL the questions to get a good score. So why take only 1 min/question/time yourself? Another said you need to get through ALL the questions because the score is based on this. I understand the test builds off of easier questions gotten correct, but what is the correct strategy??

Hi Kcola,

This depends on which test you are taking (the current GRE or the revised GRE). The current GRE is a CAT (computer adaptive test), and the CAT scoring algorithm is dependent on you finishing all of your problems. As such, if you leave any questions blank on the current GRE you will be heavily penalized. It is better to guess at the very end rather than leave questions blank.

There is less known about the new GRE, but since it is no longer a CAT exam, we expect there to be no penalty for a blank answer. On the new exam we expect blank answers to be counted the same as incorrect answers.

I hope this was helpful!

Best,

Taylor

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On the new exam we expect blank answers to be counted the same as incorrect answers."

So doesnt that mean that blanks are not a good idea?

The Revised GRE is not a CAT, it is a section Adaptive Test. Blank answers are not a good idea, it is better to guess because at least you have a chance of getting them right. That said, on the new test, blank answers won't hurt you as much as they did on the old GRE, they will just hurt the same as if you get it wrong.

Best,

Taylor

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