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GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS Practice General Test # 3Large Print (18 point) EditionSection 5—Quantitative ReasoningSection 6—Quantitative ReasoningCopyright 2012 by Educational Testing Service. Allrights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, GRADUATE RECORDEXAMINATIONS, and GRE are registered trademarks ofEducational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States andother countries.766844GRE General Practice Test 3[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

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The Graduate Record Examinations Practice General Test #3Instructions for the Verbal Reasoning and QuantitativeReasoning SectionsFor your convenience, these instructions are included both in thetest book for Sections 3 and 4, and in the test book for Sections 5and 6. The instructions are the same in both locations.As a reminder, standard timing for each section of the test is shownin the table below:Section OrderSection NameStandard Time1Analytical Writing:Analyze an Issue30 minutes2Analytical Writing:Analyze an Argument30 minutes3Verbal Reasoning35 minutes4Verbal Reasoning35 minutes5Quantitative Reasoning40 minutes6Quantitative Reasoning40 minutesUnauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-4-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 9/13/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev07

Important NotesIn the actual test, your scores for these sections will be determinedby the number of questions you answer correctly. Nothing issubtracted from a score if you answer a question incorrectly.Therefore, to maximize your scores it is better for you to guess atan answer than not to respond at all. Work as rapidly as you canwithout losing accuracy. Do not spend too much time on questionsthat are too difficult for you. Go on to the other questions and comeback to the difficult ones later.Some or all of the passages in this test have been adapted frompublished material to provide the examinee with significantproblems for analysis and evaluation. To make the passages suitablefor testing purposes, the style, content, or point of view of theoriginal may have been altered. The ideas contained in the passagesdo not necessarily represent the opinions of the Graduate RecordExaminations Board or Educational Testing Service.You may use a calculator in the Quantitative Reasoning sectionsonly. You will be provided with a basic calculator and cannot useany other calculator, except as an approved accommodation.Unauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-5-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

Marking Your AnswersIn the actual test, all answers must be marked in the test book.The following instructions describe how answers must be filled in.Your answers will be hand-scored, so make sure your marks areclear and unambiguous. Examples of acceptable and unacceptablemarks will be given with the sample questions.Unauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-6-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

Question FormatsThis practice test may include questions that would not be used inan actual test administered in an alternate format because they havebeen determined to be less suitable for presentation in such formats.The questions in these sections have several different formats.A brief description of these formats and instructions for enteringyour answer choices are given below.Multiple-Choice Questions—Select One Answer ChoiceThese standard multiple-choice questions require you to select justone answer choice from a list of options. You will receive creditonly if you mark the single correct answer choice and no other.Example:What city is the capital of France?ABCDUnauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3RomeParisLondonCairo-7-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/11/2012 LT18-Practice Test3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

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Unacceptable f you change an answer, be sure that all previous marks are erasedcompletely. Stray marks and incomplete erasures may be read asintended answers. Blank areas of the test book may be used forworking out answers, but do not work out answers near theanswer-entry areas. Scratch paper will not be provided, except asan approved accommodation.Unauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-9-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

Multiple-Choice Questions—Select One or More AnswerChoicesSome of these questions specify how many answer choices youmust select; others require you to select all that apply. In eithercase, to receive credit all of the correct answer choices must bemarked. These questions are distinguished by the use of a squarebox to be marked to select an answer choice.Example:Select all that apply.Which of the following countries are in Africa?A ChinaB CongoC FranceD KenyaUnauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-10-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

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Column Format QuestionsThis question type presents the answer choices in columns. Youmust pick one answer choice from each column. You will receivecredit only if you mark the correct answer choice in each column.Example:Complete the following sentence.(i) is the capital of (ii) .Blank (i)Blank zed copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-13-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

Numeric Entry QuestionsThese questions require a number to be entered by circling entriesin a grid. If you are not filling in your own answers, your scribeshould be familiar with these instructions.1. Your answer may be an integer, a decimal, or a fraction,and it may be negative.2. Equivalent forms of the correct answer, such as 2.5 and 2.50,are all correct. Although fractions do not need to be reducedto lowest terms, they may need to be reduced to fit in the grid.3. Enter the exact answer unless the question asks you to roundyour answer.4. If a question asks for a fraction, the grid will have a built-indivision slash (/). Otherwise, the grid will have a decimalpoint.5. Start your answer in any column, space permitting. Circleno more than one entry in any column of the grid. Columnsnot needed should be left blank.6. Write your answer in the boxes at the top of the grid and circlethe corresponding entries. You will receive credit only ifyour grid entries are clearly marked, regardless of thenumber written in the boxes at the top.Unauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-14-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/11/2012 LT18-Practice Test3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

Examples of acceptable ways to use the grid:Integer answer: 502 (either position is 8967896789Unauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-15-–52GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

Decimal Answer: –4.13––Unauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 789.0123456789.01234567890123456789GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

Fraction Answer: 78901234567890123456789Section 5 follows. In an actual test, your supervisor will tell youwhen to continue the test.Unauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-17-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

Section 5Quantitative Reasoning25 QuestionsDirections: For each question, indicate the best answer, using thedirections given.Notes: All numbers used are real numbers.All figures are assumed to lie in a plane unlessotherwise indicated.Geometric figures, such as lines, circles, triangles,and quadrilaterals, are not necessarily drawn to scale.That is, you should not assume that quantities suchas lengths and angle measures are as they appear in afigure. You should assume, however, that lines shownas straight are actually straight, points on a line are inthe order shown, and more generally, all geometricobjects are in the relative positions shown. Forquestions with geometric figures, you should baseyour answers on geometric reasoning, not onestimating or comparing quantities from how theyare drawn in the geometric figure.Unauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-18-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

Coordinate systems, such as xy-planes and numberlines, are drawn to scale; therefore, you can read,estimate, or compare quantities in such figures fromhow they are drawn in the coordinate system.Graphical data presentations, such as bar graphs, circlegraphs, and line graphs, are drawn to scale; therefore,you can read, estimate, or compare data values fromhow they are drawn in the graphical data presentation.Unauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-19-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00

For each of Questions 1 to 9, compare Quantity A andQuantity B, using additional information centered abovethe two quantities if such information is given. Select oneof the following four answer choices.Quantity A is greater.Quantity B is greater.The two quantities are equal.The relationship cannot be determined from theinformation given.A symbol that appears more than once in a question has thesame meaning throughout the question.Quantity AQuantity B(2)(6 )2 6Example 1:The correct answer choice for Example 1 is A. (2)(6), or 12, isgreater than 2 6, or nauthorized copying or reuse ofany part of this page is illegal.GRE General Practice Test 3-20-GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.[This footer should NOT be printed.] 4/9/2012 LT18-Practice Test 3 Quant-Sec5 rev00