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All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logos and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS  \nin the United States and other countries.  \nGeneral Test Overview  \nThe GRE® General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills—skills that have been developed over a long period of time and are not related to a specific field of study but are important for all. The test features question types that reflect the kind of thinking you will do and the skills you need to succeed in graduate, business and law school.  \nThis publication provides an overview of each of the three measures of the paper-delivered GRE General Test offered with certain testing accommodations to help you get ready for test day. It is designed to help you:  \n• understand what is being tested  \n• gain familiarity with the question types  \n• review test-taking strategies  \n• become familiar with the calculator that will be distributed on test day  \n• understand scoring  \n• practice taking the test  \nTest Structure  \nThe paper-delivered GRE General Test contains one Analytical Writing section, two Verbal Reasoning sections and two Quantitative Reasoning sections.  \nTotal testing time is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. The directions at the beginning of each section specify the total number of questions in the section and the time allowed for the section. The Analytical Writing section is always presented first.  \nSections and Timing of Paper-delivered GRE General Test  \n\n| Measure | Number of Questions | Time |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Analytical Writing | 1 essay task | 30 minutes |\n| Verbal Reasoning (2 sections) | Section 1: 15 questions\u003Cbr>Section 2: 20 questions | Section 1:\u003Cbr>21 minutes\u003Cbr>Section 2:\u003Cbr>28 minutes |\n| Quantitative\u003Cbr>Reasoning\u003Cbr>(2 sections) | Section 1: 15 questions\u003Cbr>Section 2: 20 questions | Section 1:\u003Cbr>24 minutes\u003Cbr>Section 2:\u003Cbr>32 minutes |\n\nYou will enter your responses for the Analytical Writing task and the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning questions in the test book itself. 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