GRE Placement Test
Time : 35 Minutes
Quantitative Questions
Multiple-choice Questions—Select One Answer Choice
For Questions 1 to 8 , select a single answer choice .
1. The relationship between temperature C, in degrees Celsius, and temperature F, in degrees
Fahrenheit, is given by the formula If a recipe calls for an oven temperature of
210 degrees Celsius, what is the oven temperature in degrees Fahrenheit?
320
350
410
420
500
2. Of the students in a school, 20 percent are in the science club and 30 percent are in the band.
If 25 percent of the students in the school are in the band but are not in the science club, what
percent of the students who are in the science club are not in the band?
5%
20%
25%
60%
75 %
3. Each year, the members of a book club select novels and nonfiction books to read. The club
meets 3 times to discuss each novel and 5 times to discuss each nonfiction book they select.
Last year, the club met 52 times and discussed 12 books. How many novels did the club
discuss last year?
2
4
5
7
14
4 . If –1 < x < y < 0, which of the following shows the expressions xy, x2 y, and xy2 listed in
order from least to greatest?
xy, x2y, xy2
xy, xy2, x2y
xy2, xy, x2y
xy2, x2y, xy
x2y, xy2, xy
5. The 5 letters in the list G, H, I, J, K are to be rearranged so that G is the 3rd letter in the list
and H is not next to G. How many such rearrangements are there?
60
36
24
12
6
6. If j and k are even integers and j < k, which of the following equals the number of even
integers that are greater than j and less than k ?
k –
j
k–j–1
7. Which of the following is closest to
50,000
150,000
500,000
1,500,000
5,000,000
8. The interior dimensions of a rectangular tank are as follows: length 110 centimeters, width 90
centimeters, and height 270 centimeters. The tank rests on level ground. Based on the
assumption that the volume of water increases by 10 percent when it freezes, which of the
following is closest to the maximum height, in centimeters, to which the tank can be filled with
water so that when the water freezes, the ice would not rise above the top of the tank?
230
235
240
245
250
Multiple-choice Questions—Select One or More Answer Choices
For Questions 9 to 10, select all the answer choices that apply.
9. Points A and B are shown in the xy-plane above. Point C (not shown) is above the x-axis so
that the area of triangle ABC is 10. Which of the following could be the coordinates of C ?
Indicate all such coordinates.
(0, 4)
(1, 3)
(2, 5)
(3, 4)
(4, 5)
10. In a factory, machine A operates on a cycle of 20 hours of work followed by 4 hours of rest,
and machine B operates on a cycle of 40 hours of work followed by 8 hours of rest. Lastweek,
the two machines began their respective cycles at 12 noon on Monday and continueduntil 12
noon on the following Saturday. On which days during that time period was there a
time when both machines were at rest?
Indicate all such days.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Verbal Questions
For each question, indicate the best answer, using the directions given.
For each of Questions 1 to 7, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding
column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.
1. While not the arguments in favor of the proposal for new highway
construction, the governor nevertheless decided to veto the proposal.
A optimistic about
B convinced by
C happy with
D sanguine about
E unsympathetic to
2. The children’s natures were in sharp contrast to the even - tempered
dispositions of their parents.
A mercurial
B blithe
C phlegmatic
D apathetic
E cunning
3. The first major exhibits of modern art left the public (i) , its (ii)
intensified by the response of art critics, who stooped to vituperation to
express their disgust with the new art.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A aghast D shock
B bemused E apathy
C unsurprised F empathy
4. While many outside the company attributed the company’s success to its
president’s(i) , insiders realized that this success owed more to the
president’s inflexibility than to any (ii) that the president might be
supposed to have displayed.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A perseverance D obduracy
B popularity E caprice
C prescience F foresight
5. With the rate of technological (i) accelerating— many people now
consider a personal computer (ii) after three years—the question of how
to properly dispose of old equipment is no small matter.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A affordability D outdated
B complexity E familiar
C obsolescence F inestimable
6. In the nineteenth century the (i) advanced mechanical printing
techniques made it possible for newspaper owners to print newspapers cheaply and
in mass quantities, but unlike many other mechanized industries, where
machines (ii) workers, the new printing machines required trained
compositors to run them, thereby (iii) the demand for skilled printing
labor.
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
A wide application of D marginalized G ignoring
B extensive resistance to E intrigued H anticipating
C great expense of F isolated I increasing
7. It may be that a kind of pendulum is built into United States politics: if a particular
interest group scores a major victory, its supporters (i) and its adversaries
(ii) their efforts, so that the victory is soon (iii) .
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
A consider new possibilities D abandon G reversed
B grow complacent E redouble H augmented
C become even more focused F defend I institutionalized
For each of Questions 8 to 10, select one answer choice unless otherwise directed.
The binary planet hypothesis—that Earth and the Moon formed simultaneously by the
accretion of smaller objects— does not explain why the Moon’s iron core is so small
relative to the Moon’s total volume, compared with Earth’s core relative to Earth’s total
Line volume. According to the giant-impact hypothesis, the Moon was created during a
5 collision between Earth and a large object about the size of Mars. Computer
simulations of this impact show that both of the objects would melt in the impact and
the dense core of the impactor would fall as molten rock into the liquefied iron core of
Earth. The ejected matter—mantle rock that had surrounded the cores of both
objects—would be almost devoid of iron. This matter would become the Moon.
For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and
select all that apply.
8. According to the passage, the binary planet hypothesis holds that
A Earth and the Moon were formed at the same time
B smaller objects joined together to form Earth and the Moon
C the Moon’s core is the same absolute size as Earth’s core
9. The giant-impact hypothesis as described in the passage answers all of the
following questions EXCEPT:
A What happened to the rock that surrounded the impactor’s core after the
impactor hit Earth?
B What happened to the impactor’s core after the impactor hit Earth?
C Where did the impactor that collided with Earth originate?
D Why is the Moon’s iron core small relative to that of Earth?
E What was the size of the impactor relative to that of Mars?
10. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A The development of one theory into another is outlined.
B Two explanations are provided, both of which are revealed as inadequate.
C A theory is presented, and then evidence that undermines that
theory is discussed.
D Similarities and differences between two theories are described.
E A flawed hypothesis is introduced, and then an alternative
hypothesis is presented.
