Every verbal question type, covered
Text Completion, Sentence Equivalence, and Reading Comprehension are the three formats that make up GRE Verbal Reasoning, and this tool pulls 10 real questions of whichever type you pick from our full practice bank. Sentence Equivalence questions need two correct answers, same as the real exam — pick both before checking.
Every question comes with a full explanation, so a miss teaches you the reasoning pattern instead of just marking you wrong.
Common questions
What are the GRE Verbal question types?
GRE Verbal Reasoning has three question types: Text Completion (fill in 1-3 blanks so the sentence makes sense), Sentence Equivalence (pick two words that both complete the sentence with the same meaning), and Reading Comprehension (answer questions about a short passage).
How do I improve at GRE Sentence Equivalence?
Read the sentence for its logical structure first (contrast, cause-and-effect, or restatement) before looking at the answer choices, then find the two words that are close synonyms of each other AND fit that structure — the two correct answers almost always mean nearly the same thing.
What is tested in GRE Reading Comprehension?
Short academic passages (humanities, social science, or natural science) followed by questions on the main idea, inference, structure, or specific details. There's no outside knowledge required — every answer can be found in or reasoned from the passage itself.
How many GRE Verbal questions are there on the real exam?
27 scored questions across two 41-minute sections, mixing all three question types. Scores range from 130 to 170.
Is vocabulary important for GRE Verbal?
Yes, especially for Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence, which are essentially vocabulary-in-context questions. See our
full GRE vocabulary list to build recognition of the words that show up most.