GRE sample questions
Select a single answer choice.
1. If 5x+32=4-2x, what is the value of x?
A. -4
B. -3
C. 4
D. 7
E. 12
2. Which of the following numbers is farthest from the number 1 on the number line?
A. 0
B. -5
C. -10
D. 5
E. 10
3. The figure above shows the graph of the function f, defined by f(x)=|2x|+4 for all numbers x. For which of the following g, defined for all numbers x, does the graph of g intersect the graph of f?
A. g(x)=x-2
B. g(x)=x+3
C. g(x)=2x-2
D. g(x)=2x+3
E. g(x)=3x-2
4. Many studies have confirmed that baking, especially when it’s done for others, is __________: it eases depression and anxiety.
A. enthralling
B. therapeutic
C. exasperating
D. vindictive
E. melancholic
5. The pianist’s recital was so brilliant that the audience found it hard to believe that he was a __________.
A. novice
B. curmudgeon
C. exasperating
D. martinet
E. virtuoso
6. The __________ dispute among the brothers did not end; rather, they became more bitter towards each other.
A. nostalgic
B. capricious
C. cursory
D. acrimonious
E. ambivalent
7. In sharp contrast to his elder sister who was a responsible person, John turned out to be a __________ person.
A. prudent
B. docile
C. feckless
D.avaricious
E. recalcitrant
