The Official Guide to the GRE Test, Fourth Edition

Get the only official guide to the GRE General Test that comes straight from the test makers!


If you're looking for the best, most authoritative guide to the GRE General Test, you've found it! The Official Guide to the GRE General Test is the only GRE guide specially created by ETS—the people who actually make the test. It's packed with everything you need to do your best on the test and move toward your graduate, business, or law school degree. Only ETS can show you exactly what to expect on the test, tell you precisely how the test is scored, and give you hundreds of authentic test questions for practice!

With this fully updated fourth edition, the best is even better: Nearly every chapter has been adjusted to align with the shorter test format―the test was shortened from four hours to just under two in 2023. And the test makers have added 150 new Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning questions organized into 10 mixed practice sets, each of which contains a variety of question types and difficulty levels, similar to what you’ll experience on the actual test. Now more than ever, this guide is the most reliable and accurate source for everything you need to know about the GRE General Test.

The Official Guide to the GRE General Test, Fourth Edition features:


Two full-length practice tests

Hundreds of authentic test questions so test takers can study with the real thing

NEW! 10 Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning mixed practice sets with 150 new test questions

In-depth descriptions of the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning measures plus valuable tips for answering each question type

Quantitative Reasoning problem solving steps and strategies to help students get their best score

Detailed overview of the Analytical Writing task, including scored sample responses and actual raters' comments