Graduate Record Examination GRE General Test Version 1
Practice exam for Graduate Record Examination GRE under College Entry Exams (College Exams). 5 sample questions.
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Question 1
The Holy People in Navajo sacred narratives do not act as _____ when they teach; it is as often by what they do wrong as by what they do right.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: paragons and "exemplars" both mean perfect models of behavior; the sentence stresses that the Holy People are *not* presented as flawless, so these two choices create synonymous, so these two choices create synonymous so these two choices create synonymous
Rationale: paragons and "exemplars" both mean perfect models of behavior; the sentence stresses that the Holy People are *not* presented as flawless, so these two choices create synonymous, so these two choices create synonymous so these two choices create synonymous
Question 2
Coagulation factors are useful proteins whose simple names (many are known only by Roman numerals) _____ their importance and the specificity of their roles in the thinning and clotting of blood.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: belie (meaning to misrepresent or contradict) and "mask" both indicate that the modest names hide the true significance of the proteins
Rationale: belie (meaning to misrepresent or contradict) and "mask" both indicate that the modest names hide the true significance of the proteins
Question 3
The primary purpose of the passage about Serbian epic singers is to
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: explain how singers of Serbian epic poetry regarded their art is correct. The passage repeatedly emphasizes that singers saw themselves as stewards of tradition rather than individual creators. The other choices either introduce unsupported topics (social role
Rationale: explain how singers of Serbian epic poetry regarded their art is correct. The passage repeatedly emphasizes that singers saw themselves as stewards of tradition rather than individual creators. The other choices either introduce unsupported topics (social role
Question 4
The passage implies that in the Dutch Republic the culture of cleanliness was unusual in that it
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: emerged much earlier than in most other areas of Europe aligns with the passage’s question
Rationale: emerged much earlier than in most other areas of Europe aligns with the passage’s question
Question 5
The author mentions 'other areas near the North Sea' primarily in order to
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: cast doubt on a particular explanation is correct. By noting that similar climatic conditions exist elsewhere without a parallel culture of cleanliness
Rationale: cast doubt on a particular explanation is correct. By noting that similar climatic conditions exist elsewhere without a parallel culture of cleanliness