ARGUMENT 21 - 25

21.Butter has now been replaced by margarine in Happy Pancake House restaurants throughout the southwestern United States. Only about 2 percent of customers have complained, indicating that 98 people out of 100 are happy with the change. Furthermore, many servers have reported that a number of customers who still ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead. Clearly, either these customers cannot distinguish margarine from butter, or they use the term 'butter' to refer to either butter or margarine. Thus, to avoid the expense of purchasing butter, the Happy Pancake House should extend this cost-saving change to its restaurants in the southeast and northeast as well.


22.Many employees of major United States corporations are fearful that they will lose their jobs in the near future, but this fear is largely unfounded. According to a recent study, a majority of companies expected to make new hires in the coming year, while fewer companies expected to lay off employees. In addition, although it is very disturbing to be laid off, the proliferation of programs and of workshops designed to improve job-finding skills has made being laid off far less painful than it once was.


23.In the Bayhead Public Library, books that are rarely borrowed continue to take up shelf space year after year, while people who want to read a recent novel frequently find that the library's only copy is checked out. Clearly, the library's plan to replace books that are borrowed no more than once a year with sufficient copies of more recent books will solve this problem. The protest we have heard since this plan was made public has come from a small, and thus unrepresentative, group of some thirty people and so should therefore be ignored.


The following appeared in a letter from the owner of the Sunnyside Towers apartment building to its manager.

24."One month ago, all the showerheads on the first five floors of SunnysideT owers were modified to restrict the water flow to approximately 1/3 of its original force. Although actual readings of water usage before and after the adjustment are not yet available, the change will obviously result in a considerable savings for Sunnyside Corporation, since the corporation must pay for water each month. Except for a few complaints about low water pressure, no problems with showers have been reported since the adjustment. Clearly, restricting water flow throughout all the 20 floors of Sunnyside Towers will increase our profits further."


The following is a recommendation from the director of personnel to the president of Professional Printing Company.

25."In a recent telephone survey of automobile factory workers, older employees were less likely to report that having a supervisor present increases their productivity. Among workers aged 18 to 29, 27 percent said that they are more productive in the presence of their immediate supervisor, compared to 12 percent for those aged 30 or over, and only 8 percent for those aged 50 or over. Clearly, if our printing company hires mainly older employees, we will increase productivity and save money because of the reduced need for supervisors. "

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ARGUMENT TASK DIRECTIONS- ANALYTICAL

Hi friends, i have shared all i know to you all till date regarding GRE and will still continue in the same way as i do. The definite questions that would appear on your exam screens in the form of issue as already been published at a great ease. Now the time for Argument has come, we will be viewing the questions which are sure to come in this section from now on.

The following section has :

• Directions for the "Argument Task" section from the Analytical Writing section of the GRE General Test.

• one sample argument topic.

Directions for the Argument Task

• Analysis of an argument in 30 minutes

You will have 30 minutes to plan and write a critique of an argument presented in the form of a short passage. A critique of any other argument will receive a score of zero.

Analyze the line of reasoning in the argument. Be sure to consider what, if any, questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and, if evidence is cited, how well it supports the conclusion.

You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what additional information might help you better evaluate its conclusion. Note that you are NOT being asked to present your views on the subject.

GRE readers who are college and university faculty will read your critique and evaluate its overall quality, based on how well you

• identify and analyze important features of the argument
• organize, develop, and express your critique of the argument
• support your critique with relevant reasons and examples
• control the elements of standard written English.

Before you begin writing, you may want to take a few minutes to evaluate the argument and to plan a response. Be sure to develop your ideas fully and organize them coherently, but leave time to read what you have written and make any revisions that you think are necessary.

Argument Topic Selection

Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument.

The following appeared in a memo from the director of a large group of hospitals.

"In a laboratory study of liquid antibacterial hand soaps, a concentrated solution of Nada sept killed 40 percent more bacteria than the liquid hand soaps currently used in our hospitals. During a subsequent test of Nada sept at our hospital in Saluda, that hospital reported significantly fewer cases of patient infection than did any of the other hospitals in our group. Therefore, to prevent serious patient infections, we should supply Nadasept at all hand washing stations throughout our hospital system."

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GRE - ADAPTIVE CAT - ->> FIRST TEN QUESTIONS IMPORTANT??

Since the GRE - Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) is introduced in the year 1992, it started to assess the level of the intellect in a student.

Differences between Paper based GRE and Computer based GRE are :

• In the latter, the questions are answered on a computer when compared to the former with the paper
• In GRE CAT, a questioner varies from person to person depending on their intellect whereas in the Paper based GRE we have the same question paper for everyone.

Adaptive CAT

The advantage of GRE CAT is that, instead of all the students answering to the same set of questions, the GRE CAT adapts itself according to the performance level of the student. This is achieved through a set of practical rules that it follows.

GRE CAT Questions

GRE CAT is an adaptability test and it purely depends on the level of answering of the candidates ability
and the manner in which the consecutive questions comes makes your score a good one or a bad one. the process is as follows :

• At the beginning of the test, every student is given the easiest of questions to start the exam from a moderate level as possible.
  

• The next question purely depends upon the students ability to increase his level or decrease his level of difficulty by answering it right or wrong respectively.
  

• If the student select answers wrongly, the next question will be of the same level as the previous question. This same pattern is followed through out the GRE CAT test.

• If the student answers correctly, the difficulty level of the next question would increase. With the difficulty of the questions the score level too increases. Hence, the number of difficult questions the student answers the more score he gains.

First Ten Questions

Since the first few questions play a crucial role in the progress of the test level, the students have to be more careful at the beginning of the GRE CAT test. hence the following points should be kept in mind :

• If the first 10 questions are answered correctly in GRE CAT, it will take you closer to 800 even if you answer the remaining questions wrongly.

• First 10 wrong and subsequent questions correct will not fetch you much of a score.

• Keep this in mind and spend more time and effort in answering the first 10 questions of GRE sections correctly.

GRE Quants - Sample Questions

Quantitative Comparisons


7x² = 21

Column A --> x

Column B --> 2

• A. The quantity in Column A is greater
• B. The quantity in Column B is greater
• C. The two quantities are equal
• D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

Answer: B


Problem Solving

In the fig shown, if CP=BP and x=120, then y=

• A. 30
• B. 45
• C. 60
• D. 75
• E. 90

Answer: C


Data Interpretation

In which of the following years did the number of graduate student applications increase the most from that of the previous year?

• A. 1985
• B. 1986
• C. 1988
• D. 1990
• E. 1991

Answer: B

QUANTITATIVE SECTION - STRATEGIES AND QUESTION TYPES

The Quantitative section can have questions only of these three types. They are :

• Quantitative Comparisons
• Problem Solving
• Data Interpretation

Quantitative Comparisons

It measures your ability to :

• Determine the relative sizes of two quantities
• Perceive that not enough information is provided to make such a decision

Problem Solving

Each of the questions GRE Math problem solving is followed by five answer choices. You have to select the best of the answer options given. This tests your :

• Knowledge of maths involving percentages, simultaneous equations, polygons, probability, etc.
• Ability to read, understand, and solve problems quickly and accurately.

Data Interpretations

This is the toughest section in GRE Math. Many have poor Math scores because of the high difficulty of Data interpretation GRE questions. Practice with lots of tough DI questions to do get a good GRE Math score. Data interpretation in GRE Math section measures your ability to:

• Read and interpret data
• Perform statistical calculations on the data provided

The data interpretation questions in GRE Math usually appear in sets and are based on data presented in tables or graphs.

STRATEGIES

1. Quantitative Comparisons

• Convert algebraic expressions to a standard form
• Avoid calculations such as how much larger or smaller one quantity is than the other.
• Do not assume all variables represent positive integers - be aware of negative numbers, fractions, and zero as possible numbers.
• Geometric figures are not always drawn to scale, so do not make assumptions simply based on the appearance of a figure given
  

2.Problem Solving

The basic strategies are :

• Determine what is given and what is being asked
• Scan options to decide the level of approximation required
• Avoid long computations
• Scan all options before answering a question

3.Data Interpretation

The strategies to be adopted are :

• Look carefully at the data and understand how it is presented
• Try to make visual comparisons and estimate products and quotients rather than perform computations.
• For graphs, pay attention to the scales as well as read any accompanying notes
• Answer questions only on the basis of data given.

GRE VERBAL - Sample Questions

Sentence Completion

The pressure of population on available resources is the key to understanding history, consequently any historical writing that does not take cognizance of_________ facts is_________flawed.

• A. ecological..marginally
  
• B. demographic..intrinsically
  
• C. cultural..substantively
• D. psychological..philosophically
  
• E. political..demonstratively
  

Answer: B

Antonyms

PERSEVERE

• A. Take Away
• B. Put into
• C. Send out
• D. Give up
• E. Bring forward

Answer: D

Analogies

EVAPORATE:VAPOUR

• A. petrify:stone
• B. centrifuge:liquid
• C. saturate:fluid
• D. corrode:acid
• E. incinerate:fire

Answer: A

Reading Comprehension

In his 1976 study of slavery in the US, Herbert Gutman, like Fogel, Engerman, And Genovese, has rightly stressed the slaves' achievements. But unlike these historians......(rest of the passage) ........In sum, gut man's study is significant because it offers a closely reasoned and original explanation of some of the slaves' achievements, one that correctly emphasizes the resources that slaves themselves possessed.

Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage, based on its content?

• A. The influence of Herbert Gutman on Historians of Slavery in the US
• B. Gutman's explanation of how slaves could maintain a cultural Heritage and develop a communal consciousness
• C. Slavery in the US: New Controversy about an old subject
• D. The Black heritage of Folklore, Music, and Religious Expression: It's growing influence
• E. The Black family and extended kinship structure: How they were important for the freed slave

Answer: B

STRATEGIES - VERBAL SECTION

Sentence Completion

The following strategies can be used in tackling the sentence completion questions in a more effective manner. They are

• Read the incomplete sentence and try to fit your own words in before looking at the answer choices.
• Pay attention to grammatical clues.
• Break down sentences with two blanks into parts and analyze each part individually.
• See that both parts of your answer choice fit the sentence correctly.

Antonyms

The below points will be helpful in answering the antonyms accurately:

• Try to define the word precisely
  
• Look for shades of meaning of the given word
• Make a sentence with it
• Analyze the prefix or suffix to help establish a individual words meaning
• Eliminate irrelevant answer choices

Analogies

The key points to tackle in the analogies are given below:

• Try to establish a strong relationship between the given pair of words
• Consider relationships of kind, size, spatial contiguity, or degree.
• If more than one of the answer choices seems correct, try to state the relationship more precisely.
• Check for second meanings of the given words

Reading Comprehension

This is the more difficult and a very challenging section with regard to the students. To solve them, you need:

• Go through the passage once to get the general idea of the passage.
• Do not try to memorize details but instead pay attention to the topic and the focus of the passage as you read.
• For questions asking you to give the passage a title, look at the first and last lines of the passage for clues.