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You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free. Crazy, right? <\/i><\/b>Check out our upcoming courses here<\/i><\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n <\/i><\/b>You\u2019ve been studying for the GRE for a while now, and you\u2019ve taken at least two GRE practice tests. (If not, start with <\/span>this article<\/span><\/a> instead!) Last time, we started discussing <\/span>how to review a GRE practice test<\/span><\/a> at a high level. This time, we\u2019ll go even further: <\/span>you can learn something from every single question on your GRE practice test<\/b>. Here\u2019s how.<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve just taken a Manhattan Prep GRE practice test, your results are on the same page you used to launch your test. Here\u2019s how it looks:<\/span><\/p>\n Click on \u2018review results,\u2019 and you\u2019ll see a list of the sections that appeared on your GRE practice test. When you click on an individual section, you\u2019ll be able to see a list of all of the problems you did. <\/span><\/p>\n Ideally, all of them. <\/span><\/p>\n But some questions are more important than others. <\/span>The best questions to review are the easiest ones you missed, not the hardest ones<\/b>. A strong score on the GRE doesn\u2019t come from getting the hardest questions right; it comes from getting as many questions right as possible. Every question in a given section is worth the same amount. <\/span><\/p>\n If you put a ton of time into studying the very hardest topics, you might be a <\/span>little<\/span><\/i> more likely to get those super-hard questions right. But you\u2019d be ignoring the opportunity that\u2019s right in front of you: the questions that you could get right with just a little more work. <\/span><\/p>\n Review the questions from topics you\u2019ve already studied<\/b>. If you haven\u2019t learned your geometry rules yet, you don\u2019t have to review every geometry question on your practice GRE. But if you just studied percents, and then you missed a couple of percents questions, the test is trying to tell you something! <\/span><\/p>\n Finally, <\/span>review every problem that you had to think hard about\u2014<\/b>not just the ones you missed.<\/span> If a problem was really easy for you, and you got it right, it\u2019s fine to just glance at it when you review. But if a problem seemed tougher, review it regardless of whether you got it wrong. There\u2019s always a chance that you got it right with a lucky guess, or that you missed a faster or easier strategy. <\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t just read the explanations<\/span><\/a>. Start by clicking on the first problem in the first section. You\u2019ll see a screen that looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n (I\u2019ve blurred out the text to avoid spoiling the problem for anyone who hasn\u2019t taken this GRE practice test yet.) <\/span><\/p>\n See the \u2018show explanation\u2019 button at the bottom left? <\/span>Don\u2019t click on it yet<\/b>. Focus on the problem and on your scratch work. Work through the problem again if you\u2019d like. It\u2019s even okay to look up the definitions of words, or double-check your math rules. Your goal here is to figure out the right answer, which might or might not match what you picked originally. <\/span><\/p>\n By figuring it out on your own, instead of just reading the explanation, you\u2019re getting something more out of the problem. You\u2019re making your own brain do the heavy lifting. That kind of hard work is much more memorable than passively reading an explanation.<\/span><\/p>\n If you can\u2019t figure it out, you can still get something out of the problem! Try to meet the problem halfway. For instance, you can click the \u2018show explanation\u2019 button, just to check what the right answer was. But don\u2019t read the explanation! Instead, try to convince yourself that the right answer is right. Look up the definition of the word, or plug the number back into the math problem. If you can prove that a right answer is right, you\u2019re halfway to finding that right answer on your own next time. <\/span><\/p>\n If you read the explanation, do it cautiously. Read the first couple of sentences, then stop and think. Can you take the next step on your own? Use the explanation as a hint or as a guide for your own work, not as an all-knowing oracle. When you take the GRE for real, you won\u2019t have answer explanations to help you\u2014so the more work you can do without them, the better. <\/span><\/p>\n The last step of reviewing a problem is <\/span>always<\/b> to take notes. <\/span><\/p>\n Taking notes isn\u2019t about beating yourself up over errors, or about writing down the exact solution to this particular problem. Taking notes has two purposes: one, it forces you to think about the problem in an organized way. Two, it will help you remember what you\u2019ve learned later on. <\/span><\/p>\n Here are three things to include in your notes:<\/span><\/p>\n One:<\/b> In general<\/span><\/i>, what did you need to do in order to get this problem right? <\/span><\/p>\n That doesn\u2019t mean copying down the exact solution. Instead, you might take some notes on the math rules you were supposed to use, or on what made the wrong answers wrong. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Two<\/b>: <\/span>How would you know<\/span><\/i> to solve the problem in that way? <\/span><\/p>\n Every GRE problem includes clues. These clues tell a savvy test-taker exactly how to find the right answer. You just need to learn to spot them. <\/span><\/p>\n As you review a problem, think about what should have stood out to you. In a Sentence Equivalence problem, you might take notes on the \u201cevidence\u201d in the sentence. In a Quant problem, you might write a description of <\/span>when<\/span><\/i> to use a particular math rule. <\/span><\/p>\n Three: <\/b>Do you want to do the problem again?<\/span><\/p>\n If a problem was just a bit too hard for you this time, make a note to try it again in a week. If you immediately get it right when you try it again, you\u2019ve learned what you needed to learn! If not, keep it on the redo list. Doing problems over again is a great way to reinforce new things you\u2019ve learned. It\u2019s often even more useful than doing a brand new problem. <\/span><\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve finished reviewing, set the GRE practice test and your notes aside for a week or two, and set some new study priorities based on what you\u2019ve learned. But make sure to return to your notes regularly! Review them before your next practice test, and if you don\u2019t repeat any of the same mistakes, you\u2019ll know that you learned as much as you could from this one. ?<\/span><\/p>\n See that \u201cSUBSCRIBE\u201d button in the top right corner? Click on it to receive all our GRE blog updates straight to your inbox!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Chelsey Cooley<\/a> You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free. Crazy, right? Check out our upcoming courses here. You\u2019ve been studying for the GRE for a while now, and you\u2019ve taken at least two GRE practice tests. (If not, start with this article instead!) 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\nHow Do I See the Questions from My GRE Practice Test? <\/b><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nWhich Questions Should I Review?<\/b><\/h4>\n
How Do I Review a Question?<\/b><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nWhat Should You Learn from Reviewing a GRE Practice Test?<\/b><\/h4>\n
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<\/a>\u00a0is a Manhattan Prep instructor based in Seattle, Washington.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/i><\/b>Chelsey always followed her heart when it came to her education. Luckily, her heart led her straight to the perfect background for GMAT and GRE teaching: she has undergraduate degrees in mathematics and history, a master\u2019s degree in linguistics, a 790 on the GMAT, and a perfect 170Q\/170V on the GRE.\u00a0<\/em><\/i>Check out Chelsey\u2019s upcoming GRE prep offerings here<\/a>.<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"