GRE revised General Test:
The Verbal Reasoning measure: more complex reasoning, no vocabulary out of context
The Quantitative Reasoning measure: same basic mathematical concepts, more real-life scenarios
The Analytical Writing measure: more focused responses, less generalization
总评:
三分天下形势未变。语文(Verbal Reasoning) 、数学(Quantitative Reasoning )、写作(Analytical Writing)。
下面先就中国同学最关心的语文部分做一个简要的细节点评:
To more closely align with the type of work students do in graduate school, the GRE revised General Test places a greater emphasis on higher level cognitive skills, as a truer, deeper assessment of their ability to understand what they read and how they apply their reasoning skills.
注:黑体部分是ETS强调的。个人认为对中国同学的难处反而在于后面的“their ability to understand what they read and how they apply their reasoning skills.” 特别是“understand what they read”.至于reasoning skills对于考GRE的战士不成太大的问题。当然,在一定的阅读基础上,运用一些推理方法和技巧,考试也就搞定了。