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There are two sections and three question types: Reading Comprehension, Text Completion, and Sentence Completion.

Reading Comprehension

Students are presented with a passage and associated questions. The reading passages are drawn from a variety of subjects including the sciences, social sciences, or humanities.  There are approximately 10 reading comprehension questions in a verbal section.

Text Completion

Test takers are presented with a sentence or a paragraph that has one to three blanks. There will be answer choices provided and the reader is to “fill in the blanks.” There are approximately six text completion questions in a verbal section.

Sentence Equivalence

Students are presented with a sentence that has one blank and are given six answer choices. The student must pick two answers that will produce a similar meaning. Strong vocabulary skills are important for doing well in this section. There are approximately 4 sentence equivalence questions in the verbal section.

There are two quantitative sections on the exam. Both are each 35 minutes long and consist of 20 questions. More importantly, there are two quantitative question types: Problem Solving and Quantitative Comparison.

Problem Solving

There are three tasks for problem solving questions. Students are either required to solve a problem and select one correct answer out of five choices or to provide their own answers (numeric entry problems). Approximately two-thirds of the 20 questions are problem solving.

Quantitative Comparison

Quantitative Comparison questions are very different from Problem Solving ones. Typically, in you are presented with two columns A and B and given additional information about each column. Your task is to compare columns A and B and if either one has a greater quantity, equivalent or it cannot be determined. Approximately six or 7 questions are quantitative comparison questions.