Analytical Writing Section:
Purpose: Measures your ability to articulate and support complex ideas effectively and clearly.
Tasks:
Issue Task: You are presented with a general statement or topic and asked to take a position on it, providing reasons and examples to support your viewpoint.
Argument Task: You evaluate an argument presented in a brief passage, analyzing its logical coherence and providing critiques or suggestions for improvement.
Verbal Reasoning Section:
Purpose: Assesses your ability to understand and analyze written material, reason critically, and evaluate arguments.
Question Types:
Reading Comprehension: Passage-based questions where you answer questions about the content and structure of the passage.
Text Completion: Fill in the blanks in a sentence with the best answer choices.
Sentence Equivalence: Choose two answer choices that best complete a sentence, ensuring the sentence means the same with either choice.
Quantitative Reasoning Section:
Purpose: Measures your ability to interpret and analyze quantitative information, solve problems using mathematical models, and apply basic mathematical concepts.
Question Types: Quantitative Comparison: Compare two quantities and determine the relationship between them.
Problem Solving: Standard multiple-choice questions where you solve mathematical problems.
SCORING METHOD
Analytical Writing: Scored on a scale of 0 to 6, in half-point increments.
Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning: Each scored on a scale of 130 to 170, in 1-point increments.