amyeray Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I have been studying for the GRE from various sources to get a variety in approaches and just found in the Kaplan GRE Premier Program 2009 Edition that there are "numeric entry" questions on the GRE as well? I hadn't seen anything about it so far, is this true? If so, how much of it is multiple choice and how much is fill in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee306 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Yeah, my Princeton Review: Cracking the GRE says the same thing. I don't think there are very many like that but there will be some. My only concern is that I will not know how to type in fractions or something of the sort. In my practice, I have came up with fraction answers like 76/95 (just an example, don't remember the exact answers) and my book shows that I am correct but it doesn't tell me how I am supposed to type that in. Am I suppose to enter it just like 76/95 or am I suppose to put it in decimal form? Because if that is the case, I am in trouble!! I don't know what that would be in decimal form! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyeray Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain! Thy name is GRE. Boo on fill in answers... that does not make life any easier at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPotato Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 according to my kaplan gre teacher, leave it as a fraction. Though on the SATs, you could do it as a decimal, if I remember correctly, but then we all had calculators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialcomm Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I found this on gre.org -- are they being counted yet? NOTE: Two new question types are included in the computer-based GRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiner-5 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I just took it yesterday. There are only fill in questions on the experimental (non-graded) portion at the end. Don't worry! By the way, the questions on the experimental that were fill-ins (not all were) were integers and not terribly hard. I will say this: if you are considering taking the test, do it now. The experimental quant questions did involve a calculator function and some had multiple click boxes. Rather than selecting a, b, c or d, you could click choice 1, 2 , 3 or any combination therein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialcomm Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Thanks steiner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlee306 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I just took it yesterday. There are only fill in questions on the experimental (non-graded) portion at the end. Don't worry! By the way, the questions on the experimental that were fill-ins (not all were) were integers and not terribly hard. I will say this: if you are considering taking the test, do it now. The experimental quant questions did involve a calculator function and some had multiple click boxes. Rather than selecting a, b, c or d, you could click choice 1, 2 , 3 or any combination therein. Good to know!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyeray Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 Yikes.. very good to know. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natofone Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Tip: One of my prep books states that you don't need to reduce fractions to their lowest form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svm Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I took the GRE yesterday and didn't see any numeric entry questions. My experimental section was verbal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyeray Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 I took the test on Monday and my experimental section did have fill-in questions.. but only the experimental section and they tell you which section it is (at least mine told me). Also, there was a calulator in the experimental section as well... I wonder if this will be a new addition soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterpat Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Numeric entry questions are experimental only at this stage in ETS's R&D game. HOWEVER, they do not necessarily come in an experimental section. So, if you get one in the middle of a section, do not therefore assume that you have figured out that this section of the test doesn't count. It might be a real section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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