There are a total of 10 lessons in the PowerScore GRE Course - 5 lessons devoted to the Math section and 5 lessons for the Verbal section - for a total of 30 hours of in-class lecture time. The extensive schedule allows us to cover not only the fundamentals of the GRE, but also the strategies and shortcuts for handling those challenging problems that mean the difference between a good score and a great score.
GRE - Math
- Course Intro (Online)
- Test
Content/Format/Scoring
Lesson 1 -
Arithmetic
- Four Quantitative Question Types
- PowerScore
Solution Strategies 1-5
- Number Properties
- Fractions
and Decimals
- Percents
- Ratios
- Proportions
- Arithmetic
Problem Set
Lesson 2 - Algebra
- PowerScore Solution Strategy 6
- Exponents
- Roots
- Expressions
- Equations
- Backplugging
Revisited
- Supplying Numbers Revisited
- Systems of Equations
- Inequalities
- Absolute Value
- Algebra Problem Set
Lesson 3 - Geometry
- PowerScore Solution Strategies 7-8
- The
Importance of Formulas
- Lines and Angles
- Triangles
- Special
Triangles
- Quadrilaterals and Polygons
- Circles
- Geometric
Solids
- Geometric Perception
- Geometry Problem Set
Lesson 4 -Algebra
II and Coordinate Geometry
- PowerScore Solution Strategies Review
- Quadratic
Equations
- Direct and Inverse Variation
- Functions
- Compound
Functions
- Symbolic Functions
- Coordinate Geometry
- Lines
in Coordinate Geometry
- Length
- Midpoint
- Slope
- Equation of a Line
- Figures
in Coordinate Geometry
- Functions in Coordinate Geometry
- Transformations
in Coordinate Geometry
- Coordinate Geometry Problem Set
Lesson 5 - Data
Interpretation, Word Problems, and Final Review
- Data Analysis
- Data Interpretation
- Mean, Median, Mode, and Standard Deviation
- Overlapping
Groups
- Counting Problems
- Combinations and Permutations
- Probability
- Sequences
- Work and Work Rate
- Final Review
- Arithmetic
- Fractions, Decimals, Percents
- Ratios and Proportions
- Algebra
- Exponents and Roots
- Expressions and Equations
- Geometry I and II
- Triangles
- General Geometry
- Coordinate Geometry
- Algebra II
GRE - Verbal
Lesson 1 - Sentence
Context, Argumentation Part I, and First Family Part I
- Three Verbal Question Types
- Text Completion/Sentence Equivalence
- Intro to Both Types
- Sentence-bases versus Passage-based questions
- Context versus Vocabulary
- Context/Direction Clues
- PowerScore Solution Strategy
- Four Sentence Types
- Sentences Problem Set I
- Reading Comprehension
- Short Passages
- PowerScore Strategy and Approach
- Elements of Argumentation
- Three Question Families and Seven Question Types
- First Family Questions - Must be True, Vocab-in-Context
- First Family Passage Set I
Lesson 2 -
Argumentation Part II, First Family Part II, and Sentence Vocabulary
- Reading Comprehension
- Advanced Argumentation
- Premise, Counter-premise, and Conclusion Identification
- First Family Continued - Main Point, Primary Purpose/Function,
Method of Reasoning
- First Family Passage Set II - Mixed Stimuli
- Text Completion/Sentence Equivalence - Answer Choice Analysis
- Importance of Vocabulary Revisited
- Answers: Meanings
- "Equivalence"
- Parts of Speech
- Words Out of Context
- Double Definitions
- Homographs/Homophones
- Answers: Traps
- Opposite Answers
- "Kind Of" Answers
- Vocabulary Strategies
- Late-blank Replacement
- "All-but-One" Questions
- Roots/Affixes
- Word Sense
- Sentences Problem Set II
Lesson 3 - Second
and Third Families (Weaken, Strengthen, Resolve), Vocabulary II, and
Advanced Sentences
- Reading Comprehension
- Argumentation—Truth vs Validity
- Causal Reasoning
- Second and Third Families
- Weaken
- Strengthen
- Resolve the Paradox
- Second and Third Family Passage Set
- Text Completion/Sentence Equivalence - Advanced Sentences Part I
- Vocabulary II
- Multi-Sentence Questions
- Complex Sentence Deconstruction
- Advanced Sentences Problem Set I
Lesson 4 -Long
Passages and Advanced Sentences Part II
- Reading Comprehension - Long Passages
- PowerScore Long Passage Solution Strategies
- Approaching Long Passages—6 Critical Steps
- Long Passage Problem Set
- Text Completion/Sentence Equivalence - Advanced Sentences Part II
- Final Sentences Review
- Advanced Sentences Problem Set II
Lesson 5 -
Reasoning Review, Common Reasoning Errors, Analyze an Argument and
Analyze an Issue Essays
- Reasoning Review
- Elements of Argumentation Review
- Premise, Counter-Premise, and Conclusion Review
- Argument Analysis Review—Validity, Strengthen/Weaken
- Common Errors of Reasoning
- Analytical Writing - Introduction
- Purpose and Use
- Scoring and Analysis
- Essay Graders
- Computer Controls
- Eight General Essay Points to Consider
- Analyze an Argument Task
- Argument Essay Directions
- Five Argument Task Essay Considerations
- Argument Discussion Prompts
- Time Management
- Structuring Your Essay—The Argument Task Template
- Argument Task Sample Responses and Criticisms
- Analyze an Issue Task
- Issue Essay Directions
- Time Management
- Eight Issue Task Essay Considerations
- Structuring Your Essay—The Issue Task Template
- Sample Discussion Prompts
- Issue Task Sample Responses and Criticisms