Graduate Record Examination GRE General Test Version 4
Practice exam for Graduate Record Examination GRE under College Entry Exams (College Exams). 5 sample questions.
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Question 1
The company's steering committee, reluctant to be held to any specific commitments, released a strategic plan that was deliberately ________.
Correct Answer: E
Rationale: Nebulous' means vague or unclear, which aligns with a committee avoiding specific commitments to maintain flexibility. 'Unpopular' suggests dislike, not intent; 'repetitive' implies redundancy; 'stringent' means strict; and 'inflexible' suggests rigidity, none of which fit the deliberate avoidance of commitment as well as 'nebulous'.
Rationale: Nebulous' means vague or unclear, which aligns with a committee avoiding specific commitments to maintain flexibility. 'Unpopular' suggests dislike, not intent; 'repetitive' implies redundancy; 'stringent' means strict; and 'inflexible' suggests rigidity, none of which fit the deliberate avoidance of commitment as well as 'nebulous'.
Question 2
Which of the following can be inferred about the 'organizing principle'?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Porter's use of date as the organizing principle, including collective works like hymnbooks, shifted focus to texts across eras, enabling a collective and chronological understanding. B is too broad, as the passage doesn't claim most critics' views changed. C is incorrect, as the principle focused on dates, not equality of writers. D is unsupported, as connections to other American texts aren't mentioned. E contradicts the passage, as Porter's work laid foundations for the field.
Rationale: Porter's use of date as the organizing principle, including collective works like hymnbooks, shifted focus to texts across eras, enabling a collective and chronological understanding. B is too broad, as the passage doesn't claim most critics' views changed. C is incorrect, as the principle focused on dates, not equality of writers. D is unsupported, as connections to other American texts aren't mentioned. E contradicts the passage, as Porter's work laid foundations for the field.
Question 3
The passage suggests that 'the African Union Church's hymn book' was
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The passage implies the hymnbook, as a collectively written work, didn't fit the 1920s' narrow view of literature, which focused on individual authorship and exemplary form. A, C, D, and E are unsupported, as the passage doesn't mention influence, readership, prior fame, or date misrecognition.
Rationale: The passage implies the hymnbook, as a collectively written work, didn't fit the 1920s' narrow view of literature, which focused on individual authorship and exemplary form. A, C, D, and E are unsupported, as the passage doesn't mention influence, readership, prior fame, or date misrecognition.
Question 4
While Buddhist master Yingyang (1861-1940) considered Chinese traditions and Buddhist scriptures sufficient justification for promulgating vegetarianism, he was ________ arguments from a health perspective, acknowledging various ailments associated with meat consumption.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Receptive to' means open to, fitting Yingyang's acknowledgment of health arguments despite prioritizing tradition. 'Wary of' and 'circumspect about' suggest caution, 'disconcerted by' implies unease, 'ardent about' means enthusiastic, and 'amenable to' suggests willingness to change, none of which fit as well.
Rationale: Receptive to' means open to, fitting Yingyang's acknowledgment of health arguments despite prioritizing tradition. 'Wary of' and 'circumspect about' suggest caution, 'disconcerted by' implies unease, 'ardent about' means enthusiastic, and 'amenable to' suggests willingness to change, none of which fit as well.
Question 5
In mid-nineteenth-century Paris, some independent women survived economically by running small dressmaking businesses, though the displacement of custom-made clothing by factory-made garments ________ these needleworkers' economic opportunities.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Diminished' means reduced, fitting the loss of opportunities due to factory competition. 'Confounded' means confused, 'curtailed' implies restriction, 'augmented' means increased, 'destroyed' is too extreme, and 'disguised' doesn't fit economically.
Rationale: Diminished' means reduced, fitting the loss of opportunities due to factory competition. 'Confounded' means confused, 'curtailed' implies restriction, 'augmented' means increased, 'destroyed' is too extreme, and 'disguised' doesn't fit economically.