The following changes will take place in 2011:
1. More questions on reading comprehension will be added.
2. Analogies and antonyms will be removed from the test.
3. The scoring range for each section will be 130-170, with score increments of one point instead of 200-800 (with score increments of 10 points).
4. GRE test takers will be allowed to use calculators issued by ETS.
5. Unlike the current scenario where the test taker can not skip any question, the new format allow test takers to skip questions and come back to them later and review answers before submitting an entire section.
6. More questions on data analysis will be added.
A summary of the sections:
ETS has also changed the look and feel of its software.
Here are the changes that give you a better test experience:
1. More questions on reading comprehension will be added.
2. Analogies and antonyms will be removed from the test.
3. The scoring range for each section will be 130-170, with score increments of one point instead of 200-800 (with score increments of 10 points).
4. GRE test takers will be allowed to use calculators issued by ETS.
5. Unlike the current scenario where the test taker can not skip any question, the new format allow test takers to skip questions and come back to them later and review answers before submitting an entire section.
6. More questions on data analysis will be added.
A summary of the sections:
| SECTION | NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | ALLOTTED TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Analytical Writing (One section with two separately timed tasks) | One “Analyze an Issue” task and one “Analyze an Argument” task | 30 minutes per task |
| Verbal Reasoning (Two sections) | Approximately 20 questions per section | 30 minutes per section |
| Quantitative Reasoning (Two sections) | Approximately 20 questions per section | 35 minutes per section |
| Unscored† | Varies | Varies |
| Research†† | Varies | Varies |
ETS has also changed the look and feel of its software.
Here are the changes that give you a better test experience:
- New preview and review capabilities within a section
- New “mark and review” feature to tag questions, so you can skip and return later
- New ability to change/edit answers within a section
- New on-screen calculator for the Quantitative Reasoning section
- New questions that better reflect the skills you’ll need for graduate and business school
- New answer formats, including tasks such as numeric entry and highlighting a sentence in a passage to answer a question
- Less reliance on vocabulary out of context, more emphasis on reading — and no antonyms or analogies
