tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314758012024-03-28T07:14:14.222+00:00Online GRE PreparationPrepare for your GRE Online with the help of the friendly GRE Ghost!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-53549652930892175242010-05-22T14:47:00.001+00:002010-10-31T23:45:37.086+00:00New GRE Prep Material for 2010After a long time I'm making available some new study material for your GRE preparation needs. Remember a whole bunch of other stuff like Kaplan verbal Workbook, GRE Big Book etc are already available on this blog (find them using navigation on the right hand sidebar).<br />
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<b>1. Peterson's Master The GRE 2009</b> - <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/greprepmaterial/petersons-master-the-gre-2009">download here</a><br />
Its an ebook, not highly rated like Barrons or Kaplan but not too bad either. CD rom not included.<br />
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<b>2. Kaplan CD companion to the GRE </b>- <a href="http://bit.ly/dwCNFQ">download here</a><br />
This s a very useful CD for the students who are preparing for the GRE test…. I dont kno whether its the latest version but tiz for the current syllabus which s valid till September 2007, which means its still valid now because there have been no changes since then in the GRE syllabus.<br />
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3. <b>List of Universitites that come under the GRE</b> - <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/grebooks/list-of-gre-universities">download here </a><br />
I believe a lot of people who have subscribed to this blog by email have already given their GRE exam, so they don't need to know about new material being available. You can safely unsubscribe from Online GRE Preparation in that case. If possible please post your experience of the GRE in the comments section here.<br />
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Much appreciated.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-26650258363525425512010-05-08T23:46:00.002+00:002012-05-10T10:14:44.815+00:00GRE Questions and Answers<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>1</b>. <b>Hema:</b> Hi all. m a 2nd yr student of Journalism n Mass Communication.i wish 2 study abroad in d same field n plannin 2 apply 4 GRE nxt yr in December.cn any1 plz tl me wot score do v need to get in ordr 2 get a univrsty Scholarship???</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Answer:</b> 1200 would be an ideal score. Make sure you do particularly well in the verbal section</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>2. Hema: </b> Is it a gud score enough to get a scholarship???<b><br />
Answer:</b> Usually if you get a perfect score...u will in all probability get a scholarship. In many cases 1400+ scores manage to get some sort of scholarhsip - if you have relevant education or experience then that also helps</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>3</b>. <b>Utkarsh:</b> I M IN BIRLA INST. OF TECH. , MESRA PURSUING B.E. IN BIOTECH.......I M GOING IN SECOND YR..........PLZ HELP ME OUT HOW TO START PREPARATION FOR GRE AS EARLY AS E AS POSSIBLE.........I M TOTALLY UNAWARE OF EXAM PATTERN AND TYPE OF QUESTION ASKED........ALSO LET ME KNOW THE BOOKS AND LINKS FOR SAME.........THKS</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Answer by another poster:</b> You have lots of time to complete gre...but make it sure dat u r done wit it by da end of 3-2...as u r an engg student, u don need to worry about quant...even if u dunno anythng u can finish quant in 1 to 2 months time...if u r aimig high,u need to crack verbal...daily do wrdlists from barrons...just one wrdlist is enough...practice r.c's and analogies...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If its too early means u will be writing gre nxt june or july and many ppl r saying dat gre pattern will be changing by nxt aug...but the key areas wont change mostly...wat i heard is dey will be giving more of r.c's and analogies dan antonyms...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>4. Yingy</b>: I got 800 for Quantitative score, 320 for Verbal score. How can I improve my verbal skill? Do you have any Games like hang man so that i can download to develop my skill.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Answer:</b> Hi Yingy, there are some softwares that you can use to improve your verbal skills. One is called vocaboly and the other is wordhacker. After using the two, you can take online tests of your verbal skills and also download and other gre prep material from <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/">greghost.blogspot.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>5. Anon:</b> Hey guys....jst want to knw tht u applied thrugh ny consultancy? or directly ur self?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">.whch option is best? i want to apply for PhD..GRE on 30th.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Answer by another poster: </b>Its always more advisable to do ur own research n apply.... consultancy will cost u a fortune , plus, hw can u rely on them to make your decision? Ask seniors, post ur doubts here... this community helped me a lot!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Important: <i>If you want to download GRE Prepration Material, you've come to the right blog. Please use the links on the right hand sidebar to navigate to the study material you need and feel free to download. </i></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-35365761483267574132009-01-08T05:51:00.006+00:002010-10-31T23:48:52.611+00:00How to Prepare for GRE<span style="font-weight: bold;">Loads of people ask me this question - How do I start my preparation for the GRE exam?</span> I normally just point them to this blog. But even people who visit <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/">greghost.blogspot.com</a> ask this question in the comments section. So i decided to write a short guide on preparing for the Graduate Record Examination.<br />
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Firstly, make sure that when you register for the test, you have at least 3 months to study! Anything less than that is educational suicide - unless you're in the IIT...<br />
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Secondly, there is no such strategy which says that you should start studying from the Verbal section and then move on to Quants or vice-versa. Start with whatever you are comfortable with! I started preparing with the verbal section because my language skills are far better than my mathematical skills. Starting your preparation with something you find easy helps defuse stress and arouse interest in what you're studying.<br />
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The GRE preparation study is never ending...you can't have enough practice in maths and almost nobody can memorize the meanings of all those thousands of words. So these 2 things - Quants and Words - should be universal in your preparation, i.e. you should study them every day even as you set up targets for the more particular sections.<br />
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Those who are good with English should not get overconfident. The reading comprehension section can be quite tricky. Its not like those simple comprehension passages that you get in your 10th and 12th standard board exams.<br />
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Some of the books I recommend for GRE preparation you will find on the right sidebar of this blog. Quite a few are available on this blog for free download if you know where to look (just click in the right places!) make your preparation a mixture of online and offline study. I always recommend number2.com for their short mock tests.<br />
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Finally, dont procrastinate (if you don't know the meaning of this word, your GRE preparation is lagging!). Laziness never did you any good and never will. If you find it difficult to study in the morning, then be a night bird and work hard.<br />
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Once you think you have studied enough, start giving the mock test in the ETS powerprep CD. That test will give you a good indication of where you stand. Identify your weak areas from the result of the test and try to strengthen them with practice. As the Bhagwad Gita says, "karma kar, Fal ki Chinta Mat kar" . May the force be with you!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Those who have already given their GRE are most welcome to share their experiences and provide tips in the comments section.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com84tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-85565605396190470232008-08-20T20:56:00.003+00:002008-10-28T19:08:54.385+00:00GRE Preparation SoftwareI assume you have already downloaded the gre study guides and ebooks that I have listed for download at <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/">Online GRE Preparation</a>. If you're a first time visitor here, you should check out the archives of this blog in the right sidebar for the various GRE sections you can gain knowledge on and especially about the gre preparation material available here.<br /><br />Now today I decided to especially focus on software that can help you <span style="font-weight: bold;">prepare for the GRE test.</span><br /><br />The best software for GRE preparation is of course the <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://sarthakster.googlepages.com/gredownloads1">ETS powerprep</a><br />(alternative download link: <code><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;">http://rapidshare.com/files/158435101/PPGRE31.exe</span></code> )<br /><br />I have also made a package of 3 softwares - Vocaboly (excellent software for vocab enhancement), Verbology and antonym (the last 2 are simple softwares especially made for GRE preparation). Download Here - <code>http://rapidshare.com/files/138783416/GRE_verbal_softwares.rar</code><br /><br />There are many more <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/09/free-gre-downloads_05.html">free GRE downloads</a> on this site. You've just got to do a little bit of work! I would apologize to the feed subscribers for the delay in posting..I will be contacting you again shortly!<br /><br />PS: Make sure you have winrar installed on your pc to open these files (download from win-rar.com)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-86462401884712557272008-05-29T21:12:00.003+00:002008-05-29T23:07:33.159+00:00Best GRE Stuff Here<img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:gg63ndrFlEV6EM:http://greforum.googlepages.com/GRE.gif/GRE-full.jpg" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;" />I feel guilty as I write this post, as its been a few months since my last one. Bu then, I also take comfort in the fact that I've made most of the good <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-gre-study-material-for-download.html">gre preparation material</a> available for you to download on this blog.<br /><br />However, I am also slightly annoyed at people, who just visit the site, don't even navigate and straight away post a comment listing their requested material and ask me to email it to them. Dont get me wrong, I get loads of compliments as well from you kind souls, but hey..why do people have to ask me to email them gre books and software for which I have already provided the download link(s) on this site!<br /><br />You just need to look in the sidebar towards the right. Check out the section titled "popular posts" and the "blog archive" which is more comprehensive. You wont be disappointed, trust me. Even the <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2007/03/gre-big-book.html">gre big book</a> is available here (though it does not have the quants section!)<br /><br />And after that lecture, its time for the goodies :) Some new gre guides and books:<br /><br />- <a href="http://rockthegre.googlepages.com/gremathsskills" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:130%;">GRE Maths Skills</span></a> - a really nice guideline for the GRE Quants section<br /><br />- <a href="http://rockthegre.googlepages.com/greanalogies" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:130%;">GRE Antonyms and Analogies practice</span></a> - an ebook that compiles the best practice questions on analogies and antonyms.<br /><br />Wishing all the best for your GRE if you're preparing to give it these days... Get a wonderful gre score and make me proud!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-64470293480827722782008-02-27T21:11:00.005+00:002008-02-27T21:58:59.240+00:00GRE Ebooks and Preparation Material Again<h1>GRE Preparation Guides</h1>Long time no see guys. Busy as bee I have been, unable to post or reply to your comments. Well its my birthday today (28th Feb) and I decided what better time than this to post on my favourite blog.<br /><br />Well coming straight to the point, from most of the comments you have made, it appears that the <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2007/03/gre-big-book.html">GRE big book</a> is the single most popular book you need! Well, I did post a direct link to it but it was so overused that the bandwidth limit of the googlepages site got exceeded and everyone could not download it.<br /><br /><br />Anyways, below are rapidshare links to the big book and some other GRE preparation stuff that will help you. By the way, if you're a new visitor, don't forget to check the blog's archive in the sidebar. Maybe I have already posted links to something you need in the blog.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The GRE Big Book</span><br /><code>http://rapidshare.com/files/25410505/bigbook.zip</code><br /><br />(Please paste the links in your browser and click enter. For some reasons I cannot link directly to rapidshare stuff. This goes for all the stuff emntioned below)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vocaboly Software</span><br /><code>http://rapidshare.com/files/25413579/Vocaboly.rar</code><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5 Quants GRE tests</span><br /><code>http://rapidshare.com/files/73539115/5_Quants_GRE_tests.zip</code><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">800score.com 28 maths tests</span><br /><code>http://rapidshare.com/files/73540181/800score.com_28MATHS_29.zip</code><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CAT simulator useful for GRE</span><br /><code>http://rapidshare.com/files/73540589/CAT_27s_Simulator_GRE.zip</code><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nova Prep Guide</span><br /><code>http://rapidshare.com/files/44846489/Nova.pdf</code><br /><br /><br />Thats all for the moment. Check in the sidebar on the right for more gre stuff. Dont worry, I will be posting more stuff very soon!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">REQUEST</span><br /><br />Please DO NOT post your email ids requesting for gre stuff in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">comments</span> section. Reason being that your email addresses will be collected by spammers and you'll get useless email in your inbox. Instead, you can subscribe to my mailing list by entering you email address in the given place in the sidebar. If you cant find it, just submit your email id below and it will be available to no one but me.<br /><br /><form method="post" action="http://feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?AddNewUserDirect"><br />Enter your Email<br /><input name="EMAIL" maxlength="255" size="30" value="" type="text"><br /><input name="FEEDID" value="121302" type="hidden"><br /><input name="PUBLISHER" value="1785635" type="hidden"><br /><input value="Subscribe me!" type="submit"><br /></form><br /><br />PLEASE USE THE COMMENTS SECTION (the comment link is there at the end of every post on the blog) FOR GRE DISCUSSIONS AND I'll ALSO JOIN IN TO HELP IF REQUIRED. YOU CAN ALSO PUT IN YoUR REQUESTED MATERIAL THERE BUT AVOID ENTERING EMAIL IDs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-27095059265971916232008-01-19T18:48:00.000+00:002008-01-19T19:00:46.477+00:00An Intro to GRE<strong>The Graduate Record Examination is held by the Educational Testing Service and is required for admissions into graduate programmes in universities in the United States of America and Singapore.</strong><br /><br />Being a Computer Adaptive Test, it can be taken any time of the year. All one has to do is book a date with the ETS to write the GRE.<br /><br />The GRE has three sections:<br /><br />i. <strong>Quantitative Reasoning</strong>: This mainly includes basic mathematics questions -- 28 questions to be attempted in 45 minutes. One can score a maximum of 800 in this section.<br />ii. <strong>Verbal Ability:</strong> 30 questions in 30 minutes is acknowledged by most to be the toughest section in the examination, especially for non-native English speakers. The highest score possible in this section is also 800.<br />iii. <strong>Analytical Writing Ability</strong>: This requires students to write two essays -- one expressing your opinion on a topic, and another in which you are expected to analyse an argument. This section is scored out of 6.<br /><br /><strong>When to start</strong><br />This is the question that plagues most students during their pre-final year.<br />Many believe the GRE requires close to six months of intensive preparation. This, I think, is a fallacy.<br /><br /><blockquote>The GRE is not a particularly difficult examination. Really!</blockquote><br /><br />As an engineer/engineering student, the Quantitative Reasoning section of the GRE shouldn't be too difficult, especially after spending four years in the company of engineering mathematics.<br />But if you are like most engineers and have had a healthy disdain for English through school, Verbal Ability is unlikely to be a cakewalk.<br /><br />Taking everything into consideration, cracking the GRE does not require more than a couple of months of hard work.<br /><br />Pre-final year students have the advantage of having a summer break before the final year. This summer break can be put to good use, especially if you manage to cloister yourself in a room, away from distractions.<br /><br />The best time, in my opinion, to book a date for writing the GRE is in the month of June or early July. After that, academic pressures may put a damper on your preparation for the exam.<br />If you postpone taking the exam to September, you could suddenly find yourself pressed for time. This is mainly because the official GRE scores do not arrive until three weeks after you take the examination.<br /><br />More important, writing the GRE is merely a small part in the entire application process.<br /><br /><strong>Booking a date</strong><br />i. The easiest way to book a date to write the GRE is to call Prometric India on (011) 2651 1649.<br />Writing the examination will put you back by $140 (Rs 6,115 approximately).<br />ii. You need an international credit card to book your seat.<br />iii. Monday is a good day to choose to write the GRE because Saturday and Sunday are likely to be holidays, and so you miss fewer classes (or days of work).<br />Study material<br /><br />The GRE guides on the planet are probably outnumbered only by the number of institutions claiming to give you a passport to the Indian Institutes of Management.<br /><br />Choosing the right mix is not very easy and involves trial and error.<br /><br />A few books and CDs that I, and a few of my acquaintances, found helpful are:<br /><br />i. <strong>Barron's How to Prepare for the GRE:</strong> Graduate Record Examination, 14th edition.<br />This is a book every GRE aspirant is undoubtedly aware of.<br />It is most famous for its 50 word lists, containing arcane words the testers at ETS love to ask.<br />Read the book. You will totally believe that the people at ETS do not speak normal English like the rest of us.<br /><br />ii. <strong>GRE Big Book</strong>, published by the Educational Testing Service.<br />The Big Book is little known. But it is one I found extremely useful.<br />It contains 27 question papers culled from the paper and pencil avatar of the GRE over several years, and is published by the same people who set the tests, ETS. Unfortunately, it is out of print and is very difficult to find. With a little perseverance, you can get hold of a photocopy of the same. If you are decent at Quantitative Reasoning, you can safely skip those sections here.<br /><br />iii. <strong>Kaplan Higher Score on the GRE CD<br /></strong>This CD contains a diagnostic test, three full-length Computer Adaptive Tests and six sectional tests, in addition to a few nifty tools.<br />The Verbal Ability Section is much tougher than what one is likely to find elsewhere (and in the actual exam as well). The Quantitative Reasoning section is tougher as well.<br />So do not be surprised if you witness a terrible dip in your performance when you try this out.<br /><br />iv. <strong>The Princeton Review CD</strong><br />The Princeton Review CD has quite a few Computer Adaptive Tests which are a lot easier than the actual GRE, in my opinion.<br />Attempt to score a minimum of 1,450 or so in these tests. For a sample test online, click here.<br /><br />v. <strong>The PowerPrep CD</strong><br />When you book your date to write the GRE, you will receive this CD from ETS.<br />This CD does not have as much information as one might expect (shocking, especially when one looks at how much ETS charges the test taker!).<br />I strongly recommend preserving one of the two diagnostic tests on the CD for the day before the GRE. This is because repeated experiments with several people I know seem to indicate that what you score in the actual GRE will hover around your score in the PowerPrep test.<br />There are lots of other test prep CDs and books you can avail of<a href="http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2005/apr/04gre.htm">.</a> (Cambridge and Peterson's crop to mind), but it is best to stick to these.<br /><br />If you have the time, inclination and money for the others, do give them a shot.<br /><br /><strong>Note:</strong> Many wonder whether it is worth attending coaching classes to prepare for the GRE. To answer the question: No.<br /><br />The coaching institutes charge the earth, and do not give you an edge over anyone else who has worked hard sitting at home.<br /><br />Also: the practice tests that most of them promise you are merely CATs from some of the CDs I have mentioned above. Take it from one who has actually squandered a lot of money on these classes!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-79146668706547998892007-12-06T21:32:00.000+00:002007-12-06T21:43:46.139+00:00GRE Changes of November<span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE test takers experienced the new question types introduced this November. The introduction of new question types in the Sentence Completion and Quantitative sections was a well planned and systematic move by Education Testing Service (ETS) after their withdrawal of the proposed sudden and big changes in April 2007 worldwide.</span><br /><br />This time the changes have been introduced in a very test-taker-friendly manner. The changes occurred in the form of at most one question each (either there will be one question of new type or none) in the Quantitative reasoning and Verbal reasoning modules of the test.<br /><br />Moreover, in the initial takes (not clearly specified) of the test the new question type will not contribute to the test taker's score but the catch here is that test takers will not know when it actually started contributing to their score. In any case, it is time to get accustomed to the new types and start practicing them more often during your preparation for GRE.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Some Practice Questions for the New GRE Question Types (Verbal)</span><br /><br /><span class="f12"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>GRE Verbal: NEW*</strong><b> Sentence Completion</b> </span></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >1. The company's strategy __<i><b>(Blank 1)__ </b></i>focusing on the changing market, establishing <i>__<b>(Blank 2)__ </b></i>distribution partnerships, making well timed investments and developing <i>__<b>(Blank 3)__ </b></i>product features.</span></p><p> </p><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="107"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.75pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; 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border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 76.95pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="103"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Novel</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="107"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Considered</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 62.75pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Essential</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 76.95pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="103"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Innovative</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >2.</span> <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Progressive business leaders welcome constructive __<i><b>(Blank 1)__</b></i> as a __<i><b>(Blank 2)__</b></i> that leads to __<i><b>(Blank 3)__</b></i> improvements in the quality of their decision making process.</span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="90"><p><b><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><b><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="90"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Dissonance</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">System</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Significant</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="90"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Discord</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pattern</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Ominous</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="90"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Dissent</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Process</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Prized</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >3. </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >The deal was a __<i><b>(Blank 1)__</b></i> to show he had a gift for __<i><b>(Blank 2)__</b></i> after years spent bringing order to <i>__<b>(Blank 3)__</b></i> groups of companies lacking strong coordination from the centre.</span> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> Chance</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Coalition</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Different</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> Platform</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Coercion</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Diverse</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Coincidence</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cohesion</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="98"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Disparate</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">4. Ultimately, in the __<i><b>(Blank 1)__</b></i> against global poverty, it is the affected __<i><b>(Blank 2)__</b></i>, that have to pull themselves up and out of the __<i><b>(Blank 3)__</b></i> swamp.</span></span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="height: 3.5pt;"><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt; height: 3.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt; height: 3.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt; height: 3.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> Initiative</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Countries</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Penury</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> Strike</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Provinces</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Paupery</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> War</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Regions</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Privation</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >5.</span> <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >The current makeover addresses inferior __<i><b>(Blank 1)__</b></i> of service and __<i><b>(Blank 2)__</b></i>, lack of appropriate training, poor time management and __<i><b>(Blank 3)__</b></i> pricing.</span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 68.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="91"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Quality</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Material</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 68.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="91"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Unrealistic</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> Pattern</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Item</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 68.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="91"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Quixotic</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> Nature</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Product</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 68.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="91"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Improbable</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">6. Some companies are __<i><b>(Blank 1)__</b></i> on manufacturing industrial equipment in India with the objective of reducing cost and making the country their __<i><b>(Blank 2)__</b></i> hub for <i>__<b>(Blank 3)__</b></i> equipment to neighboring countries.</span></span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.1pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="96"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Dependent</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sourcing</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.1pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="96"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Distributing</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Keen</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Original</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.1pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="96"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Transferring</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Relying</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Recruiting </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.1pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="96"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Exporting</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >7.</span> <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >The earliest known Greek __<i><b>(Blank 1)__</b></i> are Mycenaean, written on clay tablets, and __<i><b>(Blank 2)__</b></i> records, but cannot be <i>__<b>(Blank 3)__</b></i> literature.</span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.4pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="89"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.4pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="89"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Runics </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Document</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Labeled</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.4pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="89"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Transcripts</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Register</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Termed</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.4pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="89"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Writings</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Classify </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Deemed</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >8.</span> <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >The Phoenician alphabet, a __<i><b>(Blank 1)__</b></i> of the Semitic alphabet of the Canaanite area was __<i><b>(Blank 2)__</b></i> throughout the Mediterranean world by the traders sailing along the __<i><b>(Blank 3)__</b></i> trade routes.</span> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="105"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Genre </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="105"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Exchanged</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Naval</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Category</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="105"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Disseminated</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Maritime</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Variant</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 78.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="105"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Disbursed</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Aquatic</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">9. A method suggested to enhance __<i><b>(Blank 1)__</b></i> productivity is to build one's __<i><b>(Blank 2)__</b></i> by working to the body's natural bio-rhythm of the __<i><b>(Blank 3)__</b></i> and renewing of energy throughout the day.</span></span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="95"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tangible </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Power</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="95"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Expending</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Physical</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Vigor</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="95"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Using</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Material</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Energy </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="95"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Conserving</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">10. Aristotle clearly <i>__<b>(Blank 1)</b>__ </i>that the <i>__<strong>(Blank 2)</strong>__</i> plot is better than the simple one; in it there is the sudden reversal of situation and the <i>__<strong>(Blank 3)</strong>__</i> of the truth.</span></span></p><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Indicates </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Puzzling</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Unveiling</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Concedes</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Complex</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Discovery</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Testifies</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Difficult </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Exposition</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">11. The <i>__<strong>(Blank 1)</strong>__</i> of feminist scholarship and funds for <em>__<strong>(Blank 2)</strong>__</em>, gave a new <i>__<strong>(Blank 3)</strong>__</i> to the new ways of thinking about women.</span></span></p><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="106"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Fostering </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="106"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Development</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Incentive</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Advocacy</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="106"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Advancement</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Stimulant</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Patronage</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.25pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="106"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Education </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Impetus</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">12. The <em>__<b>(Blank 1)</b>__</em> Indian Scriptures <i>__<b>(Blank 2)</b>__</i> the original dance forms as the manifestation of the <i>__<b>(Blank 3)</b>__</i> rhythmic energy.</span></span></p><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 65.55pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="87"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ancient </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Portray</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 65.55pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="87"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Pristine</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Archaic</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Depict</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 65.55pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="87"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Primal</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Venerable</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.05pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="84"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Limn </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 65.55pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="87"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Paramount</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">13. Freud's work was <i>__<strong>(Blank 1)</strong>__</i> by Rousseau's and the widely <i>__<strong>(Blank 2)</strong>__</i> notion of hidden, <i>__<strong>(Blank 3)</strong>__</i> forces at work in human nature.</span></span></p><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.95pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 64.9pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="87"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Vaunted</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.95pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Asserted</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 64.9pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="87"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Mysterious</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Influenced</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.95pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ubiquitous</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 64.9pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="87"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Occult</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Stimulated</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.95pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Prevalent</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 64.9pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="87"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Recondite</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">14. The corporation's <em>__<b>(Blank 1)</b>__</em> franchise partner has decided to exit the mass production business and <i>__<strong>(Blank 2)</strong>__</i> only on the <i>__<strong>(Blank 3)</strong>__</i> brands.</span></span></p><div align="center"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="96"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Model </span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="96"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Concentrate</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Premium</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Prototype</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="96"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Insist</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Popular</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.2pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="88"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Original</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="96"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rely</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Profitable</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">15. One __<i><b>(Blank 1)__</b></i> of record breaking skyscrapers is that they can say as much about __<i><b>(Blank 2)__</b></i> as they can about wealth, <i>__<b>(Blank 3)__</b></i> and technology.</span></span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="89"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 1</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="97"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 2</span></span></b></p></td><td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blank 3</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="89"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Notion</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="97"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hubris</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ambition</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="89"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Perception</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="97"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Haughtiness</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Intention</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 66.8pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="89"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Impression</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 72.6pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="97"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Arrogance</span></span></p></td><td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(212, 208, 200) windowtext windowtext rgb(212, 208, 200); border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.5pt;color:transparent;" valign="top" width="85"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Purpose</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><em><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >* Only Three blank questions are given here. As per the changed pattern, the other two ways possible are two blank questions and passage type questions<a href="http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2007/dec/06abr.htm">.</a></span></em></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-7951395240072662932007-10-25T14:16:00.000+00:002007-10-25T14:18:44.363+00:00Get Scholarship Even With Low GRE Score<span style="font-weight: bold;">For GRE score less than 1200, there are very good chances that you will get admission, but admission with Financial aid or scholarship will be little difficult. Keep reading, I will uncover few tips that might just get what you wanted.</span><br /><br />If the graduate schools admission committee is pleased with your performance by looking at high GRE score, papers presentation, projects, recommendation letters from high profile professors, they want such students to study in their school and they give admission with some form of Financial aid or Scholarship.<br /><br />That doesn't mean students with Low GRE are less capable. There are few things that can be done to increase your chances to get college admission with scholarship.<br /><br /> - Ask your professors who recommends you to highlight the achievements from the project work or paper presentation<br /><br /> - Include the copies of your project report along with the graduate schools application packet<br /><br /> - Include copies of all certificates ( Training, computer course, extra-curricular activities)<br /><br /> - Personally contact professors if your research interests are the same as area professors is working on and explain your achievements, chances are you will get admission and and asked to work for him after the class starts. Which is a good sign.<br /><br />If any of the above doesn't help you to scholarship or some form of Financial aid, don't give up. Get your visa and head to the school where things looks good in terms of funding. Read about short listing from previous posts to understand which universities to select from list of schools you got admission.<br /><br />Once, you reach university even before the classes start, start looking for college campus part time jobs. If you happen to be in school where there are more International Students, its all about being in right place at right time to get part time job<a href="http://happyschools.blogspot.com/2007/09/double-your-admission-chances-even-with.html">.</a><br /><br />Then get an appointment with your professors and start working for him, based on your work, you will be given scholarship or financial aid.<br /><br />So, even with Low GRE score, by contacting the professors, will double your admission chances.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-66832881999845432572007-08-02T19:08:00.000+00:002007-08-02T19:16:43.337+00:00GRE® General Test to Include New Question Types<h2>Computer-Based GRE® General Test to Include New Question Types in November 2007</h2>Beginning in November 2007, two new question types will be included in the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections of the computer-based GRE® General Test. Test takers may see ONE new Verbal question or ONE new Quantitative question or no new questions at all. No test taker will receive more than ONE new question. The new question types are part of the first phase of the General Test improvements that will be introduced gradually over time.<br /><br />The new question types have been through extensive field trials, and the results indicate that they are functioning as intended. The GRE Program will begin counting these question types toward examinee scores as soon as an adequate sample of data from the operational testing environment is available.<br /><a href="http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=8fc9a1d64ffd3110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=bf8146f1674f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD" target="_blank">Read more on the ETS official website</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Download Sample Questions and Strategies<br /><br /></span> * <a href="http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/6398_verbal.pdf">New Verbal Reasoning Question Type: Text Completions (PDF)</a><br />* <a href="http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/6398_quantitative_qs.pdf">New Quantitative Reasoning Question Type: Numeric Entry (PDF)</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-39678686204129551992007-07-30T21:47:00.001+00:002009-12-11T08:59:25.192+00:00More GRE Study Material for DownloadFriends, students, GRE test takers - whatever way you'd like to be addressed. After a long time I'm adding more study material for the GRE for you to download and use. Wont give any lecture, here's the stuff:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://rockthegre.googlepages.com/home"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">800score.com 5 GRE Verbal Tests</span></a> - An "800" is the highest possible score on a GRE section. Over the last 8 years, 800score has helped over 100,000 students get their highest possible score...</li></ul><ul><li><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://rockthegre.googlepages.com/quant-software">Quant Software for GRE</a> - Qaunts is an important section of GRE which can trun out to be quite tricky! Brush up your quant skills with the software and questions database in this package.</li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://rockthegre.googlepages.com/kaplansoftware"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Kaplan software for GRE</span></a> - Achieve the scores you need to get into the graduate school of your choice using Kaplan Higher Score GRE software. The Kaplan method has helped millions prepare for the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT exams--tests that can make or break your professional future.</li></ul><br />Oh and one important thing. Because there have been problems with previous download links that I have setup (sometimes bandwidth limit gets exceeded...etc etc), I have also included an alternative rapidshare download link for all 3 files above on the main download page itself (which you reach by clicking on the file names mentioned above). So in case you have problems downloading, you can always use the 2nd link!<br /><br />Thats it for now. I'l try and update this blog more frequently, though its getting difficult now that I'm about to start working. Wish me luck guys! Cheers and all the best for your Graduate Record Examination...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-90398937835292324522007-06-25T21:24:00.000+00:002007-06-25T21:37:47.362+00:00GRE Test Preparation GuidelinesThe important points that are very helpful in <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE Test PREP</span> are.<br /><br /> * Effective time management.<br /> * Awareness of the test sections and structure.<br /> * Repeated practice.<br /> * Start Preparation with out delay.<br /> * Repeated tests to assess oneself.<br /> * Work harder on weakness.<br /><br />Preparing for a test is never an easy task. Added <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE Test Prep</span> is also not easy. It is important to learn to avoid anxiety during GRE Test Prep. The only way of doing this is through Planned GRE Test prep. Preparation is possible only through practice. Repeated practice on the samples of the test designed and presented in the same format as the original and with the time limitations is the best way to prepare for the original GRE.<br /><br />The next crucial point to remember is to accustom oneself on the basic foundations of the syllabus in the question sections.<br /><br />The choice of how to prepare for the GRE is entirely the student s decision. The method chosen for GRE test Prep is not of importance, only the time spent on GRE test Prep acquiring the skill needed to take the test counts.<br /><br />The first point as said earlier is the student s ability of time management. It is important to keep track of time while taking the test.<br /><br />The GRE test has a time limit to adhere to. Each section is provided with a separate time slot in which they have to be completed. There are no extensions provided to complete the tasks. Therefore the student should practice answering the model questioner within the original time limit of the GRE test.<br /><br />It is essential that you plan out a schedule to work on sample tests and brush up on your fundamentals. By taking a sample test before beginning the GRE Test Prep the student will be able to ascertain the subject area that he is weak in and work towards improving those pertaining areas.<br /><br />By setting aside time for daily practice and following this schedule you can help prepare yourself for the GRE test. If you choose you can also opt for any institute specializing in such training.<br /><br />More information on GRE test prep and sample questioner can be acquired from the following web sites:<br /><br /> * <a href="http://www.kaplan.com/">Kaplan</a><br /> * <a href="http://www.princeton.com/">Princeton Review</a><br /> * <a href="http://www.grebible.com/">GreBible</a><br /> * <a href="http://ets.com/gre">GRE Official website</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-19058827299998172062007-05-24T13:46:00.000+00:002007-05-24T13:53:51.379+00:00GRE Registrations FAQ<h2>How do I register for the GRE computer-based General Test?</h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada there are three ways to register for the GRE computer-based General Test:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.ets.org/bin/getprogram.cgi?test=gre"><strong>Online</strong></a>- Credit card required.</li><li><strong>Phone</strong> - Call 1-800-GRE-CALL (1-800-473-2255), 1-443-751-4820, or a test center directly. Credit card or voucher number required.</li><li><strong>Mail</strong> - Download and complete the <a onclick="popUp(this.href,'elastic',525,700);return false;" href="http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/0607_gre_voucher_request_form.pdf" linktype="ETSSFL" linkid="16696">Authorization Voucher Request Form</a> (PDF). Mail it with your payment to the address printed on the form.</li></ul> <p>For additional information, view the <a href="http://www.ets.org/vgn-ext-templating/v/?vgnextoid=ede42d3631df4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=cbc6e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD" linktype="ETSCIL" linkid="16486">detailed registration instructions for each registration method</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Outside the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada there are four ways to register for the GRE computer-based General Test.</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.ets.org/bin/getprogram.cgi?test=gre"><strong>Online</strong></a> - Credit card required. Not available in Nigeria.</li><li><strong>Phone</strong> - Call the <a onclick="popUp(this.href,'elastic',525,700);return false;" href="http://etsis4.ets.org/tcenter/cbt_fr.cfm">Regional Registration Center</a> in your area. Credit card or voucher number required.</li><li><strong>Fax</strong> - Fax the <a onclick="popUp(this.href,'elastic',525,700);return false;" href="http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/0607_gre_intl_test_sched_form.pdf" linktype="ETSSFL" linkid="16698">International Test Scheduling Form</a> (PDF) to the appropriate <a onclick="popUp(this.href,'elastic',525,700);return false;" href="http://etsis4.ets.org/tcenter/cbt_fr.cfm">Regional Registration Center</a>. Credit card or voucher number required.</li><li><strong>Mail</strong> - Mail the <a onclick="popUp(this.href,'elastic',525,700);return false;" href="http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/0607_gre_intl_test_sched_form.pdf" linktype="ETSSFL" linkid="16699">International Test Scheduling Form</a> (PDF) with your payment to the appropriate <a onclick="popUp(this.href,'elastic',525,700);return false;" href="http://etsis4.ets.org/tcenter/cbt_fr.cfm">Regional Registration Center</a>.</li></ul> <p>For additional information, view the <a href="http://www.ets.org/vgn-ext-templating/v/?vgnextoid=ede42d3631df4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=cbc6e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD" linktype="ETSCIL" linkid="16486">detailed registration instructions for each registration method</a>.</p> <p><strong>How do I register for the GRE paper-based General Test?</strong></p> <p>You can register for the GRE paper-based General Test online or by mail. Paper-based administrations are only offered in areas of the world where computer-based testing is not available.</p> <ul><li><a href="https://web1.gre.org:448/gre/gremain_reg.htm"><strong>Online</strong></a> - Credit card required. Not available in Nigeria.</li><li><strong>Mail</strong> - Download and complete the <a onclick="popUp(this.href,'elastic',525,700);return false;" href="http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/0607_gre_pbt_reg_form.pdf" linktype="ETSSFL" linkid="16700">GRE Registration Form</a> (PDF). Mail it with your payment to the address printed on the form. Credit card, money order or certified check only.</li></ul> <p>For additional information, view the <a href="http://www.ets.org/vgn-ext-templating/v/?vgnextoid=ede42d3631df4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=cbc6e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD" linktype="ETSCIL" linkid="16486">detailed registration instructions for each registration method</a>.</p> <p><strong>How do I register for a GRE Subject Test?</strong></p> <p>You can register for a GRE Subject Test online or by mail:</p> <ul><li><a href="https://web1.gre.org:448/gre/gremain_reg.htm"><strong>Online</strong></a> - Credit card required. Not available in Nigeria.</li><li><strong>Mail</strong> - Download and complete the <a onclick="popUp(this.href,'elastic',525,700);return false;" href="http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/0607_gre_pbt_reg_form.pdf" linktype="ETSSFL" linkid="16701">GRE Registration Form</a> (PDF). Mail it with your payment to the address printed on the form. Credit card, money order or certified check only.</li></ul> <p>For additional information, view the <a href="http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=e7f42d3631df4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=9a9a46f1674f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD">detailed registration instructions for each registration method</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-71565800292762241952007-04-10T10:05:00.000+00:002007-04-10T10:32:10.126+00:00Scholarship Always Handy for College<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:kqCKbzRGzOrjYM:http://www.cefpifoundation.org/images/scholarship.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 151px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:kqCKbzRGzOrjYM:http://www.cefpifoundation.org/images/scholarship.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Most of you trying out for your GRE out there must be having another oncern - that of getting a scholarship. In fact, most of you want to score those extra marks just so that some good samaritan helps you out with one of those gleaming scholarships that reduce your college fees to nil!</span> There are a few colleges in the US that have actually tied up with scholaship organziations and websites to help students fund at least a part of thier course with scholarhips - one such institution being <a href="http://www.scholarship.com/ViewCollege.aspx?uid=103723">Collins College</a>. It offers associate's and bahelor's degrees and is a private institution.<br /><br />There are other sources of funding your scholarships too. You can always check out scholarships offered by the Government under the HRD ministry. And of course, there are the <span style="font-style: italic;">fulbright scholarhips</span> that you ought to try out - they ar normally funded by the US government and the partner government. For example, in India - the fulbright scholarships are funded by Indian and American governments and there is a proposal to involve the private sector into this field too..which of course is great news for all of us.<br /><br />Even if ou dont get a scholarship, you can aways work part time to cover your tution fees - and in some cases earn a surplus to send home! But as I said earlier, a scholarship is always handy - it will make you more secure as a student studying in a US university.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-17650864496498939042007-04-02T22:13:00.000+00:002007-04-02T22:31:09.876+00:00Revised GRE General Test Cancelled<span style="font-weight: bold;">Rejoice friends! Plans to introduce the Revised GRE gneral test in fall 2007 have now been cancelled.</span><br /><br />Following is the press release from the ETS website:<br /><blockquote>In consultation with the Executive Committee of the Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®) Board, ETS has cancelled plans to launch the revised GRE General Test. While ETS and the Board remain committed to improving the test, on balance, and after thorough review, it became clear that full access to the test for all students could not be confidently assured. The decision to cancel the launch was made with the best interests of test takers and score users in mind.</blockquote>ETS originally planned to launch the revised GRE General Test worldwide in September. Instead, the company<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:PReTXBEfH1ejAM:http://www.tamiu.edu/gradschool/images/scanned_forms/gre.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 198px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:PReTXBEfH1ejAM:http://www.tamiu.edu/gradschool/images/scanned_forms/gre.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> will continue to offer the test worldwide in its current computer-based, continuous testing format. Registrations in India, China and Japan, which had been closed, will be reopened in the near future to accommodate application deadlines. Likewise, registrations for the current GRE General Test will continue elsewhere.<br /><br />The primary reason for cancelling the launch of the revised GRE General Test was test taker access. Plans called for the revised test to be delivered over the new worldwide network of 3,200 Internet-based testing centers. Despite the network's size, ETS officials did not believe that full access to the General Test for all students could be confidently assured.<br /><br />Dont believe me, check it out on <a href="http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=46c42291f82b1110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=b195e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ETS</span></a> itself!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-15743272698698864532007-03-28T21:46:00.000+00:002007-05-01T20:51:46.545+00:00The GRE Big BookHii friends, its been long since my last post. Well there was nothing much to post really so I was mostly replying to comments you guys leave in blog posts. Please feel free to post your comments or any problems that you face downloading the gre stuff and I'll be glad to reply.<br /><br />And finally, I have for you to download, the real big book package!<br /><br /><a href="http://gre.bigbook.googlepages.com/home"><span style="font-size:130%;">Download the GRE Big Book</span></a> (5mb approx)<br /><br />Latest GRE Download added 1st May 2007: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://gre.tutorials.googlepages.com/home">GRE RC Introduction</a> </span>(word document,64 kb)<br /><br />Here are the rest of the pages having download links for <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE Preparation material</span> (in case you miss them):<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/09/free-gre-downloads_05.html">Page 1</a></span> (includes Barron's How to prepare for the GRE, Kaplan Verbal Workbook, ETS Powerprep and more...)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/09/more-free-gre-downloads.html">Page 2</a> </span>(includes gre vocabulary enhancing software like vocaboly, wordhacker and verbologist...also includes GRE AWA guide - a must download!!)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/10/gre-prep-materials-latest-additions.html">Page 3</a></span> (includes other helpful study material like Barron's GRE flash cards, Peterson's writing skills for GRE and GMAT and more...)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/12/more-resources-for-gre-preparation.html">Page 4</a> </span>(Cambridge Software for GRE + Arco's Teach yourself the GRE in 24 hours)<br /><br /><a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2007/01/more-resources-for-gre-preparation-ii.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Page 5 </span></a>(Hangman Pro and Crack the GRE)<br /><br />Unfortunately, there has been no soft copy (ebook) of the Revised GRE syllabus as of now. Barrons and Nova are yet to publish books according to the revised gre exam pattern. So its better that you buy the stuff this time! So all you can do is buy the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/007147501X?ie=UTF8&tag=dfdifibl-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=007147501X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Revised GRE Guide by ETS from Amazon.com </span></a>(I'm not sure if its arrived in Indian stores yet, thats why. Plus, Amazon is the most trusted online shopping location in the world)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">All the best for your Graduate Record Examination!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com477tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-41417422206131871232007-03-08T22:08:00.000+00:002007-03-09T00:53:08.121+00:00Revised GRE General Test 2007<h1>Overview of the Revised GRE General Test</h1><span style="font-weight: bold;">The revised Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®) General Test will be offered for the first time worldwide in September. The first test dates will be September 10, 15 or 16 (depending upon location), and 29, 2007.</span><a href="http://www.ets.org/vgn-ext-templating/v/?vgnextoid=784c73e2fed90110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=dd2d253b164f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD" designtimesp="10633" designtimeurl="/vgn-ext-templating/v/?vgnextoid=784c73e2fed90110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=dd2d253b164f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD" linkid="20534" linktype="ETSCIL"><br /></a> <p designtimesp="10634">With the new test, <span style="font-weight: bold;">the GRE Program will introduce a significantly revised and improved GRE General Test</span>. The primary reasoning for the revisions to the test are to (1) address current and potential future security challenges associated with continuous testing, and (2) increase the validity of the test by reducing the possible effects of memorization in the Verbal and Analytical Writing sections of the test. Revisions to the test are also being made to provide faculty with better information on applicants' performance, and measure skills more directly related to graduate study. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p designtimesp="10634"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Revisions to the test include revisions to the Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing measures; modifications to test structure and administration, and new Verbal and Quantitative score scales.</span></p><p designtimesp="10653">The revised General Test will measure the same general skills that are measured on the current General Test: verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing. However, each of the sections will be revised to better focus on skills that are necessary for success in graduate school.</p> <p designtimesp="10654"><a id="newverbal" name="newverbal" designtimesp="10655"></a><strong designtimesp="10656">The New Verbal Reasoning Section</strong></p> <ul designtimesp="10657"><li designtimesp="10658"> <div designtimesp="10659">Measures the ability to</div> <ul designtimesp="10660"><li designtimesp="10661"> <div designtimesp="10662">understand the meanings of words, sentences, and entire texts; understand relationships among words and among concepts</div> </li><li designtimesp="10663"> <div designtimesp="10664">select important points; distinguish major from minor or irrelevant points; summarize text; understand the structure of a text</div> </li><li designtimesp="10665"> <div designtimesp="10666">analyze and draw conclusions from discourse; reason from incomplete data; identify author’s/speaker’s assumptions and/or perspective; understand multiple levels of meaning (such as literal, figurative, text’s intent, etc.)</div></li></ul> </li><li designtimesp="10667"> <div designtimesp="10668">Emphasis on skills related to graduate work, such as complex reasoning</div> <ul designtimesp="10669"><li designtimesp="10670"> <div designtimesp="10671">increased emphasis on inferential reasoning</div> </li><li designtimesp="10672">increased emphasis on verbal reasoning in context </li><li designtimesp="10673">increased number of reading comprehension questions based on a greater variety of reading passages </li><li designtimesp="10674">reduced emphasis on vocabulary out of context (no Antonyms or Analogies) </li></ul> </li><li designtimesp="10675">Inclusion of new question formats other than traditional multiple choice (e.g., highlighting a sentence in a passage that serves the function described in the question) </li><li designtimesp="10676">Two 40-minute sections</li><li style="font-weight: bold;" designtimesp="10676"><a href="http://revisedgre.googlepages.com/verbalreasoningsamplequestions">Verbal Reasoning Sample Questions</a></li></ul><strong designtimesp="10681"><br />The New Quantitative Reasoning Section</strong> <ul designtimesp="10682"><li designtimesp="10683">Measures the ability to <ul designtimesp="10684"><li designtimesp="10685">Understand quantitative information </li><li designtimesp="10686">Interpret and analyze quantitative information </li><li designtimesp="10687">Solve problems in a quantitative setting </li><li designtimesp="10688">Apply basic mathematical skills and elementary mathematical concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics </li></ul> </li><li designtimesp="10689">Quantitative reasoning skills that are similar to skills generally used in graduate school <ul designtimesp="10690"><li designtimesp="10691">increased emphasis on questions involving real-life scenarios </li><li designtimesp="10692">increased emphasis on data interpretation </li><li designtimesp="10693">reduced emphasis on Geometry </li></ul> </li><li designtimesp="10694">On-screen four-function calculator with square root (reduced emphasis on computation) </li><li designtimesp="10695">Inclusion of new question formats other than multiple-choice (such as entering a numeric answer via a keyboard) </li><li designtimesp="10696">Two 40-minute sections </li><li designtimesp="10696">Quantitative Reasoning Sample Questions (coming soom!)<br /></li></ul><p designtimesp="10699"><a id="newctaw" name="newctaw" designtimesp="10700"></a><strong designtimesp="10701"><br /></strong></p><p designtimesp="10699"><strong designtimesp="10701">The New Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing Section</strong></p> <ul designtimesp="10702"><li designtimesp="10703"> <div designtimesp="10704">A new name to more accurately reflect the skills being measured</div> </li><li designtimesp="10705"> <div designtimesp="10706">A performance-based measure that integrates the assessment of critical thinking and analytical writing</div> </li><li designtimesp="10707"> <div designtimesp="10708">Measures the ability to</div> <ul designtimesp="10709"><li designtimesp="10710"> <div designtimesp="10711">articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively</div> </li><li designtimesp="10712"> <div designtimesp="10713">examine claims and accompanying evidence</div> </li><li designtimesp="10714"> <div designtimesp="10715">support ideas with relevant reasons and examples</div> </li><li designtimesp="10716"> <div designtimesp="10717">sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion</div> </li><li designtimesp="10718"> <div designtimesp="10719">control the elements of standard written English</div></li></ul> </li><li designtimesp="10720"> <div designtimesp="10721">New, more focused prompts</div> <ul designtimesp="10722"><li designtimesp="10723"> <div designtimesp="10724">Requires a more specific response from the test taker</div> </li><li designtimesp="10725"> <div designtimesp="10726">Will reduce the possibility of reliance on memorized materials</div></li></ul> </li><li designtimesp="10727"> <div designtimesp="10728">The Issue and Argument tasks are each 30 minutes in length</div> </li><li designtimesp="10729"> <div designtimesp="10730">Essay responses will be made available electronically to institutional score recipients</div></li><li designtimesp="10729">Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing Sample Topics (coming aoon!)</li></ul><h3 designtimesp="10746"><a id="vqscorescale" name="vqscorescale" designtimesp="10747"></a>The New Verbal and Quantitative Score Scale</h3>The mean of the new score scales will be 150 with an expected range will be 130 to 170, in 1-point increments. Final specification of the precise score scales will be determined based on data from the initial revised General Test administrations, before scores are reported.<br /><br /><ul designtimesp="10748"><li designtimesp="10785"> <div designtimesp="10786">Advantages of the new score scales include:</div> <ul designtimesp="10787"><li designtimesp="10788"> <div designtimesp="10789">The Verbal and Quantitative means will be aligned which will allow score users to see relative strengths for a particular candidate.</div> </li><li designtimesp="10790"> <div designtimesp="10791">Score users will be less likely to interpret small score differences as meaningful differences between candidates.</div> </li><li designtimesp="10792"> <div designtimesp="10793">The new scales will help facilitate more appropriate comparisons between candidates.</div> </li><li designtimesp="10794"> <div designtimesp="10795">The new score scales are compatible with backend systems in most graduate schools.</div> </li><li designtimesp="10796"> <div designtimesp="10797">The new score scales will not be easily confused with scores from the current General Test or the Subject Tests.</div></li></ul> </li><li designtimesp="10798"> <div designtimesp="10799">The score scale for the Analytical Writing section will continue to be 0 to 6, in half-point increments.</div> </li><li designtimesp="10800"> <div designtimesp="10801">Scores will continue to be available for reporting for 5 years following the examinee’s test administration.</div></li></ul><br /><h3 designtimesp="10802">Sample Revised General Test Score Report</h3> <table designtimesp="10804" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody designtimesp="10805"> <tr designtimesp="10806"> <td designtimesp="10807"> <p designtimesp="10808" align="center"><strong designtimesp="10809">Test Date</strong></p></td> <td colspan="5" designtimesp="10810"> <p designtimesp="10811" align="center"><strong designtimesp="10812">Verbal*</strong></p></td></tr> <tr designtimesp="10813"> <td designtimesp="10814"> <p designtimesp="10815" align="center">MMDDYY</p></td> <td designtimesp="10816"> <p designtimesp="10817" align="center">Original Score</p></td> <td designtimesp="10818"> <p designtimesp="10819" align="center">New Score</p></td> <td designtimesp="10820"> <p designtimesp="10821" align="center">% Below</p></td></tr> <tr designtimesp="10822"> <td designtimesp="10823"> <p designtimesp="10824" align="center">10/28/07</p></td> <td designtimesp="10825"> <p designtimesp="10826" align="center">-----</p></td> <td designtimesp="10827"> <p designtimesp="10828" align="center">160</p></td> <td designtimesp="10829"> <p designtimesp="10830" align="center">74</p></td></tr> <tr designtimesp="10831"> <td designtimesp="10832"> <p designtimesp="10833" align="center">10/06/06</p></td> <td designtimesp="10834"> <p designtimesp="10835" align="center">520</p></td> <td designtimesp="10836"> <p designtimesp="10837" align="center">156</p></td> <td designtimesp="10838"> <p designtimesp="10839" align="center">64</p></td></tr> <tr designtimesp="10840"> <td designtimesp="10841"> <p designtimesp="10842" align="center">07/10/04</p></td> <td designtimesp="10843"> <p designtimesp="10844" align="center">540</p></td> <td designtimesp="10845"> <p designtimesp="10846" align="center">158</p></td> <td designtimesp="10847"> <p designtimesp="10848" align="center">69</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p designtimesp="10849">*For tests taken beginning in September 2007, scores will be printed in the "New Score" column and dashes will be printed in the "Original Score" column. For tests taken before September 2007, scores will be printed in the "Original Score" column and approximate equivalents on the new scale will be printed in the "New Score" column.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-57725814607234477452007-02-20T21:12:00.000+00:002007-02-20T22:04:57.163+00:00GRE Registrations Closed<h1>Registrations for the Graduate Record Examination have now been closed. Please note that:</h1><p><br />>The current General Test will no longer be offered after July 31, 2007.<br /><br />->The first test dates for the revised <strong>GRE General Test</strong> will be September 10, 15 or 16, 2007 (depending upon location), and September 29, 2007. Registration for these test dates will open in July 2007.<br /><br />->Registration for the revised General Test will open in July 2007.<br /><br />->Individuals who register to take the GRE General Test before the end of July 2007 will not be able to transfer their registration to the revised General Test that is being introduced in September 2007. Similarly, individuals who register in July 2007 for the revised General Test will not be able to transfer to a current General Test administration prior to August 1, 2007<br /><br /><br />->If there are no seats available, or registration in your country has been shut down, you will need to take the revised General Test that will be introduced in September 2007.<br /><br />->Once registration closes in a particular country, it will not reopen.<br /><br />->The revised General Test being introduced in September 2007 will consist of <em>revised Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing sections</em>. These same three sections are in the current test; however, each of the sections will be revised to better focus on skills necessary for success in graduate school. </p><p>In addition, the test is changing from an adaptive test format, in which the questions presented to each examinee vary according to his or her performance, to a linear test format, in which all examinees testing at the same time receive the same questions. The name of the Analytical Writing section is being changed to Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing to more accurately reflect the skills being measured. </p><p><strong>Important:</strong> If you like reading this blog, then please download Mozilla Firefox browser - the world's safest and fastest web browser which has also won a no. of awards from reputed PC magazines like PC Quest and CHIP. The reason I'm recommending it to you is that many a times GRE Ghost is not properly diplayed on Internet Explorer, and you might miss some of the important things that you need for your GRE! Besides I'm sure once you start using it, you'l put Internet Explorer in the junk just like me. You can download the Mozilla Firefox browser from one of the buttons after this post, to the left of the one for Google Pack. Feed Readers you will have to visit the blog to download it. Cheers!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-1169980464766275522007-01-28T10:28:00.000+00:002007-01-28T10:34:24.776+00:00GRE Aspirants: My ApologyI'm sorry if some of you were not able to download some of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE</span> material because of the the error message that comes as "bandwidth limit exceeded". It happens when too many people download in a short span of time. And of course, the bandwidth is limited because its a free server. I might as well start looking for donations to upload the stuff on a paid server.<br /><br />Anyways, I'l be back wih more <span style="font-weight: bold;">gre preparation</span> material for you guys very soon. Till then ciao and all the best for your <span style="font-weight: bold;">Graduate Record Examination</span>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-1168519314679047992007-01-11T12:14:00.000+00:002007-01-11T12:41:54.690+00:00More Resources for GRE Preparation - IIHello <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE test</span> takers. My apologies for the delay in updating this blog - I was too busy in other things, plus, uploading softwares on the googlepages server takes time.<br /><br />Anyways here are 2 new softwares to help you with your <span style="font-weight: bold;">gre preparation:<br /></span><br /><ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://greprepmaterial.googlepages.com/crackthegre" target="_blank">Crack the GRE</a> (1mb)</span></li></ul><ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://greprepmaterial.googlepages.com/hangman" target="_blank">Hangman Pro</a> (1mb)</span></li></ul>Details about the software are given on the download page which opens on clicking the links.<br /><br />For new users of this blog, you will find a lot of other important GRE study material and software on my other post: <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/12/more-resources-for-gre-preparation.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">More Resources for GRE Preparation</span></a><br /><br />I hope you get a great<span style="font-style: italic;"> gre score</span>. All the best!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-1166807874601573612006-12-22T17:07:00.000+00:002006-12-22T17:17:54.616+00:00GRE Expereiences - II<span style="font-size:100%;">This post would not have been possible if I hadn't chanced across this file on my pc's my documents folder. Just 3 days before my <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE exam</span> (my exam was on September 4 this year), I saw some guys experiences in the orkut gre community who had scored some 1400+ marks n they had actually remembered the words of their <span style="font-weight: bold;">gre verbal</span> section.<br /><br />I had just copied their experiences into a word document, just to have a quick read before the <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE</span></a>.<br /><br />Here they are:<br /><br />Person 1: </span> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">hey, .. i managed 1400 ( 620 in verbal n 780 math<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">)..maths section was not quite as expected, was a bit tough than wat i had assumed.. N bout the verbal section, got some reaaly tough antonyms in the first 5 questions, rest was fine..<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">overall the paper was tough than wat i had expected, with a few words outside barrons..<o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">some words were:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">concord, intemperance, balky , proclivity , fluvial, befriended, frenetic ...rest i don't rem.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">sentence comps and analogies were very simlple..<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">hey just be calm , n do take the tutorial, it'l certainly help!!</span></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Person 2: </span><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >gave my gre today .got 1400 ..i beleive lot of people here are creating too much fear among us .its not that hard ....in this whole i forum i find only few people giving valuable suggestions.infact the key to success is first 10 questions if u can do those well u r guranteed a score of 1350 atleast .i guessed two rcs .which accounted for six questions randomly ........becoz it was not in first 10 questions yet i got 650 in english bcoz i mad sure that i did the first 10 questions right.......Barrons is more than sufficient.................for me there was no word out of it.............the key to success in gre is ......learn barrons and Stay COOL ON THE JUDGEMENT DAY>>>>>>>>>>>dont study for last couple of days.......i beleive only cool head can give u about 100 score extra.......Maths was a little tough ............<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=""> </span>maths was tough in the sense the basics were same given in gre but the questions had long statements and were kind of twisted....the only topics i feel one should do out of barrons r time, work, mean mode median standard deviation till basic level.....barrons is really good for comparison questions.....</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE Preparation</span></a></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-1165260016832899872006-12-04T18:24:00.000+00:002006-12-04T19:20:16.846+00:00More resources for GRE PreparationHello my friends and <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE</span> aspirants. I am adding two new resources for <span style="font-weight: bold;">gre preparation</span>. Hope you find them useful. Of course, to maximise your <span style="font-weight: bold;">gre score</span>, you've got to be focussed on ur <span style="font-style: italic;">gre prep</span>. Dont lose interest in studying after a few days of initial enthusiasm. The rest, as they say, shall be history. Here goes:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://greghost4.googlepages.com/gredownloads1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cambridge Software for GRE</span></span></a> (7mb) : A <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE exam</span> is your ticket to the <span style="font-style: italic;">graduate school </span>in the USA...</li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://greghost4.googlepages.com/gredownloads2" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Arco's Teach Yourself the GRE in 24 hours</span></span></a> (310kb) : <span style=";font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;font-size:85%;" >Exclusive "walk-through" of the computerized <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE </span>experience (including pre-test and post-test procedures), so...</span></li></ul>Here are some other pages on this blogs where I have posted download links for other gre prep material earlier:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/09/free-gre-downloads_05.html">Page 1</a></span> (includes Barron's How to prepare for the GRE, Kaplan Verbal Workbook, ETS Powerprep and more...)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/09/more-free-gre-downloads.html">Page 2</a> </span>(includes gre vocabulary enhancing software like vocaboly, wordhacker and verbologist...also includes GRE AWA guide - a must download!!)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/10/gre-prep-materials-latest-additions.html">Page 3</a></span> (includes other helpful study material like Barron's GRE flash cards, Peterson's writing skills for GRE and GMAT and more...)<br /><br />That will be all for this post. I wish you all the best for your GRE. Good luck and take care!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-1164817100090208932006-11-29T15:25:00.000+00:002006-11-29T16:18:20.613+00:00After the Exam - Get the Right CollegeAfter giving your <span style="font-style: italic;">GRE</span> (if you're applying for graduate school) or <span style="font-style: italic;">SAT</span> (if applying for an undergrad course) and getting your scores, the next big step is <a href="http://www.top-colleges.com">identifying the right college</a>. For domestic as well as international students, the US has been the destination of choice for pursuing their higher education. Now you can easily look up any college in the US thanks to <a href="http://www.top-colleges.com">top-colleges.com</a> - a site where you can find the right college/university for you by location (by entering a zip code search), by doing a a program search (e.g. engineering, MBA) or by doing a state search (California, New York etc).<br /><br />Each school featured on <a href="http://www.top-colleges.com">Top-Colleges</a> offers a variety of financial aid programs, accelerated degrees, and flexible scheduling options to suit your needs and lifestyle. You can view dozens of top colleges near you (or near a location of your choice) — with hundreds of degree, diploma and certificate programs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-1162568522230693422006-11-03T14:09:00.000+00:002006-11-03T15:42:02.416+00:00GRE ExperiencesHii friends. I am posting below the actual gre experiences of people - which they have put down in the gre community on orkut.<br /><ul><li>I am <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sakshar Thakkar</span> from BARODA.<br />Yesterday I had my<span style="font-weight: bold;"> GRE</span>.<br />Got 1260 Q-790 V-470.<br />I am very thankful to the whole community.<br /><br />Some words which i remember:<br />Crone, Prudent, Demoniac, Therapeutic, Splentetic, Yield,<br />Procastinate, Hackneyed<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">there were 3 RCs of 50,30 n 120 lines.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">which took more time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">In quant</span>:</span><br />first sum was very easy..<br />100000*(0.00392)<br />Then there were 3 to 4 sums from Geometry<br />DI was bit tough<br />One sum was on Standard Deviation.<br />Word problems were also tough<br />Do the first 10 questions very carefully coz it will decide the range of ur score. If ur first 10 are right ur score would be above 750.</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nik</span>: Hey guys ..got 1480 ..<br />800 Q and 680 V<br />new delhi center ...<br /><br />Maths was very easy ...finished it 12 mins to spare ...5-6 questions got repeated ...<br /><br />My advice would be to learn Barron's words ...Sentences were a bit tricky ...get some good practice from Barron's and Kaplan ...<br />RC were easy if you had time to read all the passage...<br />MAKE SURE YOU READ RC FULLY AND WITH UNDERSTANDING....<br />RC was of 80-60-60 lines....<br />Analogies and antonyms had normal Barron's words and also 2-3 non-barron and non-oct thread words ....<br />My advice would be to do each question very carefully ...Then its not tough at all ... I got a research section also ...skipped it!!</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abhishek</span>: Hi all,<br />I had been a passive user of this communtiy ....and well I gave my GRE on 26 Oct and got a score of 1380(800Q + 580V). Quant was really cool ...u do not need to spend more than 2 hrs preparing fr it..<br /><br />Regarding verbal my experience was very horrifying.... at first all words were from barrons and sort.... and as far as I know I got the first 9 correct in abt 9 mins then I got a really tough RC based on some "painting philosophy" and the first question had five options each having abt 5 lines each so I spent abt 5 mins just reading those and wasn't able to comprehend any of it and screwed up my 5 mins without any answer .....after that it was just a race against time as i half read the next 2 comprehensions and answered very casually ...just completing my verbal part.<br /><br />So just an advice PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! do not spend more than 2-3 mins on reading any RC or better read the ques first and then try to answer it from the RC(might not always help)...but please keep an eye on the remaining time...as it is said in the barrons "ur first objective should be to get to the ques which u can answer"</li></ul>These were the GRE experiences of 3 different people with different levels of thinking and difficulties to give u fair idea of how it can be.<br /><br />For those students, who cannot make into the college or university of their dreams, and those who are busy with part time or full time jobs, I would recommend <span style="font-weight: bold;">Capella University</span> - an accredited* <a href="http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx">online university</a> that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelors degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella offers 76 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate specializations! It offers you the ability to pursue your degree online and provides you with the flexibility and convenience you need.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Capella University</span> is a national leader in online education, committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth since it was founded in 1993. Highly recommended for those interested in pursuing online education!<br /><br />*accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.<br /><br />If you have any comments, suggestions regarding <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">GRE preparation</span> you may please go ahead and comment. Don't forget to check out the <span style="font-style: italic;">gre tutorials</span> on the verbal ability and AWA sections on this blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475801.post-1160924932358323802006-10-15T14:24:00.000+00:002006-11-11T17:21:44.113+00:00GRE Prep Materials - latest additionsHi. Hope your <span style="font-weight: bold;">gre</span> test prep is going well. For those who cannot afford gre prep classes due to lack of money or time, <span style="font-style: italic;">online gre prep</span> is the best option! Of course, a <span style="font-style: italic;">gre prep course</span> is always recommneded because we tend to study better in a group...alone can be boring!<br /><br />But why to waste money when you have blogs like mine for free gre test prep !<br /><br />Below are the latest useful downloads for the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">GRE </span> preparation:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://greghost3.googlepages.com/downloads1" target="_blank">Barrons GRE Flash Cards</a> (pdf,842kb) : Barron's flash cards for <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRE</span> is one of the best resources for learning up the barrons gre wordlist...</li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://greghost3.googlepages.com/downloads2" target="_blank">GRE Maths Revesion by ETS</a> (pdf,1mb) : <span style="font-size:85%;">GRE Maths revision guide by ETS is a nice quickfire aid to revsising the gre quant section just...</span></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://greghost3.googlepages.com/downloads5" target="_blank">Peterson's Writing Skills for GRE & GMAT</a> (pdf,7mb) : This book was my bible for writing the Issue and Argument essays on the GRE test. I scored 5.0 (out of 6.0)...</li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://greghost3.googlepages.com/downloads4" target="_blank">Antonym Software</a> (rar) : a handy tool for gre verbal preparation, of which antonyms are a formidable part...</li></ul>For vocab enhancing softwares (wordhacker, vocaboly etc) already posted on this blog, please scroll down or <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/09/more-free-gre-downloads.html">click here</a>.<br /><br />Similarly, for essential gre score improving material like Barrons Verbal Workbook, Nova, Kaplan verbal workbook etc, scroll down even further, or <a href="http://greghost.blogspot.com/2006/09/free-gre-downloads_05.html">click here</a>.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />A Suggestion:<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Please subscribe to my blog feeds through rss or email, options for which you can see on the right side bar. You will not get any spam, just an automatic email whenever my blog is updated with new material for gre preparation. That means, if my blog is not updated, you will not get any email. Simple as that...</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />all the best!<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />PS: </span><font><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">please install winrar on your PCs, those who haven't already done so as I am tired of answering people on what is a rar file . For the uninitiated, winrar is just like winzip - a compression software to reduce file size, but much better. A few files on this blog are compressed in winrar, so you better get it from: win-rar.com.</span><br /><br />Hopefully, everone must have got adobe reader..........!<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com46