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Sherpa Prep

GRE Class 1



INTRODUCTION• Know your neighbor. Report

their:

–names? –goas !or this "ourse?

•appying to aspe"i!i" program#s"hoo?

•ta$en the %R&be!ore?

•optiona: targets"ore?

• 'ersonay reate

–ma(e stu(ying a game

–i$e( the "ourse)s!ormat#(is"ipine

–as$e( *uestions+ o,e*uestions

• 'ubi" 'oi"y

– strong s"ores !or both:

upper -/s – not ama0ing+ but abo,e

a,erage

• Dua 123s

– ,ery high s"ores !or both

•4pee"h 'athoogy – math probaby ess

important

• 56: 7oo$ up s"ores !or yourtarget program. 4et reaisti" but

ambitious goa.



Sherpa Policies

• Point out the bathroom (can goanytime)

• Eating/drinking during class = all good

• make-up classes; reduced rate privatetutoring;

• Powerprep !anhattan e"ams

• #ownloading the strategy guidesbe$orehand (they will receive Strategy%uides &-' within the ne"t week socheck spam)



OUR 3''RO3C5• 8o"us on "ontent

mastery• Important !or testing:

• Time mgmt

• &nergy mgmt

• 3ttitu(e+ mentastate

• 3 enhan"e( by "ontentmastery

• 9No get *ui"$.;• 4erious+ "onsistent

gains re*uire serious"onsistent pra"ti"e: -/<

-= hours a wee$.

•>uestion anaysis metho(

-. I(enti!y type=. 'i"$ approa"h

. 4o,e

@. Che"$

•4oun(s "ompi"ate(+ is a"tuaysimper

•A&rror ogs "ommer"iaA



'R&DICT32I7ITB

•Test appears arbitrary+ butis pre(i"tabe.

•8inite an( $nown "ontent

– "ommon wor(s+"on"epts+ tri"$s

•'roo!:

– 4"ores ,ai( !or years+ test "ant

"hange mu"h.

• 're(i"tabe+ but tri"$y

• Tri"$s pretty tri"$y:///#*uestion+ years+en"ourage easy mista$es

un(er time pressure



COUR4&#C7344 4TRUCTUR&

• E wee$s+ -#wee$+ same time+pa"e

• hrs - mins # "ass

– - min brea$

– %eneray+ math be!ore+

,erba a!ter• 4trategy %ui(es F4%G

– - gui(e#"ass

– roughy mirrors "assstru"ture

– "o,ers a the materia!or the eHam

– (ownoa(+ re,iew be!ore"ass

–To(ay: 4trategy%ui(e -: eHam stru"ture+re,iew an(!un(amentas

–7et)s get starte(



&J31 4TRUCTUR&+ 4CORIN%

• 6hat (o you a $now about the eHam Fs"oring? "ontent?ength?G?

• se"tion types

– = H anayti" essay: /min //L wor(s /<M F get L+ E

get < @.G –= H math: mins+ =/ ?s < -/ < -/ F- pt. ?G

–= H ,erba: / mins+ =/ ?s < -/ < -/ F- pt. ?G

•2e "ur,e

–-/s: re( !ag –-@/s: beow a,erage

–-/s: soi( a,erage

–-M/s: go( star

•-ML: reay har( F"ompete against ner(s+asians+ asian ner(sG



Math: Number ListsWhy mental math?•Beating the l!"•#e$el!p insight% GPS $s& sense !' (ir&•)!r*ar(s an( ba"*ar(s•++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++all in'! in SG•,est times tables thr!ugh 1- '!r*ar(s

. Backwards: break things down

• /pratie 0 23 -4545456• /test 5- 23 4 7 + -4-4-4-4-6• /pratie 89 23 7 4 1- 23 - 4

4 5 46• /test 10 23 -1 4 06

•s;uare( numbers . "n!* 1210 . /test 8 4 8 + 716 . s;uare r!!ts% 4*!r" backwards4

• /pratie 198 23 156

• /test 1-1 23 11 4 116

• Cubes . means?

. "n!* 120 . /test -5 + 76 . /test ube r!!t !' 76 . gunners: thr!ugh 1

• P!*ers . -9 + 9 . 50 + -5 . + -09 . 0 + 9-0



Math: Number Lists• (eimal e;ui$alents

. s;uare r!!ts

. !' ? !' -?• "n!* 121

. tri" '!r -21 . s;uare r!!t !' +

- + benchmark . bigger

< !untup*ar(s by

&-< 0% 9% =% 7% 8%1

. smaller < !unt (!*n

by &5

. 'rati!ns• >% 15 @barA% % 10

• 19 + &199• 1= + &1• 17 + &1-0• 18 + &11

• 11• gunners: 111:

&88%• 188: &11



Math: Number Lists• !n$erting (eimals int!

'rati!ns% e&g& -= + *hat D? . C!uple !pti!ns

• alulat!r% B, . 7 (igits . anFt s!l$e s!me

things . sl!*s y!u (!*n

• mental math . usually ;ui"er . RELATIONSHIPS

< e&g 1= $s& -=?< e&g& 11?

4mem!rie this

early t! pratie4• ocab * erbal -+

,ey values* .



Hr(er !' Hperati!nsknowing these number lists help speed up…

•PEM#IS . ar!nym stan(s '!r? . /(em!: @5 . 1A- J - - . 1 23 1 1 !

1 " 16 . M#?

• in$erse• (!nFt neessarily (! !ne be'!re

the !ther . - 4 5 #$ %& not '()

. IS?



,!pi: )rati!ns• s!me Ks test 'rati!ns (iretly% m!st

are *!r( pr!blems

. translate in'!: 'ras !$er (eimals . GRE i b!th "n!* y!u pre'er

(eimals• tri" y!u• 'ras en!urages insight

• basis . /1-6 t!p: numerat!r% b!tt!m:

(en!minat!r . /> J -5 + *(%6 a((iti!n

subtrati!n• )in( C# 23 59 J 9

. re(ue t! he"• + =9 NH, =1-

. 1-% 50 multipliati!n4symb!ls: % (!t% @A4

• multiply ar!ss

•e&g& big numbers1-1 971& re(ue

• r!ss2aneling-& break the n+mbers down

,better-

./pratie 1-1 97 23 '1(1'6 .re(uing r!ss2aneling is the

sameObut in y!ur hea( ./pratie 10 4 50 -0 23 '16

• (i$isi!n is the same asmultiplying by a 'rati!n

./test = - 4 - -7 2 3 '.6

• !mm!n ?: *here (! y!ustart brea"ing (!*n?• (i$i(ing by + (i$i(ing by -

t*ie• /pratie 8 9 23 1.6



,!pi: )rati!ns• #i$isi!n: multiply by reipr!al

. /pratie > 50 .3 / 0 .() #$

.(% 6• any (i''erent? NH&• anytime s!mething l!!"s

intimi(ating• /*hat is the reciroca2 !' '()? 23

5-6 . *hy? N!t beause itFs the 'lip%

beause pr!(ut is 1& . 5% 15? . 5% 55? . reipr!al ?s: test by

multiplying• n!tie: multiple reipr!als• 1-: -% -% 95

another common misconception&&&•e&g& @1 -A9% @1 J -A9

. anel the -s? . must get ri( !' IS 'irst

• 'un tri"s HNLQ apply t!multipliati!n

. an!ther *ay t! han(le !mple'rati!ns% e&g& @1 J -A9

• a((iti!n in numerat!r 3separate

• com2e3 n+merator shortc+t

. /(em!: @-8- J 07A -8 #$)16

4testing the ability t! 'in(simple% smart s!luti!ns4

< GRE uses smartnumbers



,!pi: )rati!ns

• e&g& simpli'y 1 -5 . 1 -5 + 1 J -5 3 mi3ed

n+mera2% mi !' *h!lenumber an( 'rati!ns

• e&g& 5=

. mie( numerals are ann!ying%but y!u may nee( t! !n$ert

• 4ractice 1%() #$ . 1()5

. In( !n$ert ba"*ar(s% 'r!m

mie( numerals t! imroer6ractions

• /pratie -5 23 156• /test 0 -0 23 -=06



Kuantitati$e C!mparis!n• Kuantity I $s& B

. I:57 B: 11• n!t realisti: t!! easy• !mm!n step

. ans*er h!ies• I

• B• C• #

. '!r the rest !' the !urse an( eam• !mparing 'rati!ns

. multiply (iag!nally•

e&g& 11 5 7 • *hy (!es this *!r"? . 'in(ing LC#?

• er!s . numerat!r + ? 0 . (en!minat!r + ? 0

• n! pia split 'i$e *ays% pia splitn! *ays?T

. e&g& ab% b U • *hy?

. Va"ass lause: intimi(ate . appease math ner(s

• epet these lauses . !ther*ise% ans*er !ul( be

#



)Ks• last thing $or $ractions* 0s

. acronym to help you memori1eand recogni1e these 2s on %.E

• it3s up to you to recogni1e theseproblems

• ===================================

• 4Practice S% pg5 &6 7cake 8+'/69:

• do on your own and we’ll reviewtogether. 4allow 6 min:

• how did you know it was a02

• magic number2 !ultiplydenominators -+ 69 slices

• ack ate 6/< o$ cake = 2 9slices

. o$> means multiply

• what remained2 6? slices

. Emily ate 2 & slices

• how much did @eke eat2 'slices

• ==============================

• 4Best S% pg5 &6 7water 8+ 6/C:

• S drinks &/< glass drinks Do$ what remains5 hat is le$t2

. !agic number = 6&

. & / < = ' / 6&

. 6& / 6& 8 ' /6& = C/6&

. D F C/6& = 6/6&

. C/6& 8 6 /6& = < / 6& = 6/C



BREI

• math an( $erbal *hen*e !me ba"



#eimals• a l!t easier • basis

. e&g& 1-5&09 . y!u "n!* (eimal p!ints% but *hat

ab!ut plae !lumns?• nits!nes% tens% hun(re(s• tenths% hun(re(ths% th!usan(ths

. r!un(ing• e&g& r!un( t! the tenth plae

. r!un(ing (igit @at rightA . up 3 1-5&0 biggerT . (!*n @i' 0 *ere a 1A 3 1-5&

smallerT . e&g& @1&87= J &88=5A &15 is

appr!imately e;ual t!?• *hat are they l!!"ing '!r?

• 'u"e( up numbers Jappr!imately + r!un(

• p!*ers !' 1 . e&g& 1% 1% 1

• brea" (!*n int! series !' 1s• n!tie: trailing er!s . reall: multiplying by 1 m!$es the

(eimal p!int• *hih (ireti!n?

. 1-5&09 1- 3 bigger . 1-5&09 15 3 smaller

. lastly% negati$e ep!nents• *ill be (isusse( lass 7• '!r n!*% Vust thin" !' them as the

!pp!site . e&g& 1-5&09 1- 3 bigger

+ (eimal t! right%1-5&09 1#' 3 (eimal t!

le't + smaller . e&g& 1-5&09 15 3 smaller

+ (eimal t! le't%1-5&09 125 3 (eimal t!right + bigger



#eimals•multiplying (eimals

. situati!ns *here alulat!r

*!nFt *!r"% but itFs basi . /pratie &1- &5 23 78)%6• ign!re (eimals: 1- 5?

23 59• C!unt (eimal plaes in

t!p an( b!tt!m . -J1 + 5 in the ?% s! 5

in the ans*er . 59% m!$e (eimal t!

le't 5

. /test &- &5 + 23&96

• (i$i(ing (eimals @!mpletely(i''erentA

. !ul( (! *ith alulat!r% but itFs'aster this *ay: . /(em!: &- &1 #$ )85

• sli(es !n the b!tt!m?there'!re

• ne$er ha$e t! (i$i(e *ith(eimals

. e&g& &-0 23 1%6don’t need to be math wizards, but

mental math makes things easier



#eimals• numbers bet*een an( 1

. neus bet*een 'rati!ns an(

(eimals . speial: (! !pp!site !' !ther%

p!siti$e numbers% e&g&• 1 @number bigger than

1A - 3 *hat happens?

• 1 @number b* an( 1A> 3 *hat happens?

• 1 @number bigger than1A - 3 *hat happens?

• 1 @number b* an( 1A> 3 *hat happens?

• s;uare a number? s;uarea number b* an( 1&5-?

• s;uare r!!t !' a Jnumber? s;uare r!!t b*

an( 1 &0? . e&g& I + &999 B + &999 C

+ &999-% ran" in !r(er !' leastt! greatest

• *hy &999?

• n!rmal numbers $s& thisnumber



Irithmeti Sh!rtuts• e&g& 51= -5- 0-5 has a unit (igit !' *hat?

. this l!!"s e$il% but thereFs a sh!rtut . be'!re the sh!rtut% letFs g! ba" t!

gra(e sh!!l• 1-5 1-5 /(! !n b!ar(6

. *hat is the units (igit?*here (i( it !me 'r!m?

. irrele$ant i' n!t a units (igit . r!ss !ut n!n2units (igits

• 1= + ? 1• 5- + ? 8• -5 + ? 7• multiplies t! ? =-

. practice on your own: units (igit !' 55

01- 8-? /*ait 5 se!n(s6• n!t super !mm!n% but the net is



Irithmeti Sh!rtuts

• /pratie I: J -y J B: y J % J y 3 6

*hih !' these t*! ;uantities isgreater? . is!late *hatFs in !mm!n%

'igure !ut h!* they (i''er . *hat (! they share in

!mm!n?• 1 y% 1 3 y J • rem!$e 'r!m b!th

. I: J y . B:

. straight'!r*ar(% but trying t!!n'use

• /pratie KC I: sum !' all integers-8 . 78X B: sum !' all integers 5- . 8 23 C6 . integer : *h!le number

@(isuss in lass 7A%consec+ti9e

. a($ane( tehni;ues arenFtneessaryO*hatFs in!mm!n?

. 5- . 78& letFs subtratit&

. le't!$er? -8% 5% 51 8

< brea" !'' 1 . ;uantities are e;ual 3

ans*er? C



Irithmeti Sh!rtuts

• 1 m!re thing * mental arithmeti:multiply a($ane( numbers . e&g& 7 4 1- ?

• brea" it (!*n• 7 4 @1 J -A

. /(em! 51 4 = + 5@=A J 1@=A +-1=6

. /test 1- 4 -0 + 56• brea" (!*n 1-: @1 J -A 4

-0

• brea" (!*n 1-Oli"e at thebeginning !' lass: 5 4 4-0

“Congrats! Done w/ Qor day! "witch gears to

#$ sentence

completion%&



Yerbal: Sentene C!mpleti!n• remember: - types !' ;uesti!ns

. rea( a passage . 'ill in a blan" 3 sentence com2etion

4start here4• in SG1% g! t! page 0-

. n!tie: !ne blan" + sing2e b2anks

• (!uble blan"s

• triple blan"s . practice Z- /all!* 0s6

• super easy• less intereste( in the ans*er as muh

as the ke word,s- that tell y!u ans*eris !rret

• ans*er? @EA l!sing . real hallenge: h!* (! *e "n!*?

. *hat are the ke word,s-?< in'irm meaning?< !ne p!ssesse(

• all sentene !mpleti!n *!r" li"e this: un(eniabletetual pr!!'



* SG* !ethod . best strategy

• 'in( luesOtetual pr!!'(e'ining the blan"• steps17 co9er + the ans*ers

@*hy?A-& 'in( speial *!r(s an(

phrases: c2+es ;oints

)7 write idea2 ans*er . (i''erene bet*een

g!!( an( great: thin"ritially

. reyle ;uesti!nlanguage

• NH, plugging ans*ers in%

b: . I is !rret: =0D getit right

. E is !rret: 0D getit right

< *hy (! y!u

thin"? . *hen E is !rret%

there is a tra

answer 'irst< m!st ha$e 1 !r -

< !n'use y!u . grante(% y!u (! ha$e

t! l!!" thr!ugh all theans*ers



Yerbal: Sentene C!mpleti!n• practice pg& 05% Z9

. again% !ur missi!n is t! 'in( the lues V!ints that (etermine the blan"meaning

/all!* 0 s6 . 1 lue an( 1 V!int

• V!int? but 3 !pp!site meaning• lue? searh• ans*er must mean&&&

. (!nFt ha$e t! use !ne *!r( . sti" t! the language in the

lues @lest (ist!rtA . e&g& un(e'ine(% in(e'inite

. m!st pe!ple h!!se B !r E& *hih is

it?• B *hy?• *hy is E *r!ng?

. be ritial& *hat (!essubVeti$e mean?

. *as theyFre tetual pr!!' !'a pers!nal bias?

they all *!r" li"e this

• practic e pg& 0% Z7/all!* 0 s64in terms !' time paing% ab!ut 52s4

. lues V!ints @se$eral (esripti$eA• lue? spee( *athers% *hat is

that? lingers% means?• V!int? !nse;uently an( X

. se!n( lause l!gially'!ll!*s 'r!m the 'irst

. ans*er must mean*anes• ans*er h!ies might !ntain

*!r(s y!u (!nFt "n!* . (i''iulty is in a((iti!n t!

'in(ing lues% 9ocab

< e&g& 'lag . n!t "n!*ing 1 *!r(

sh!ul(nFt a''et y!u• I% B% C all *r!ng 3

'lag $s& lear . *hat (!es lear mean?

< r!!m lears? + bullshit . # 'lag: signal !r *ea"en



Yerbal: Sentene C!mpleti!n•!ne m!re thing t! learn: practice pg&

00% Z11/all!* 0 s6 .lues V!int easy

• lue? larger than itappeare( t! be

• V!int? '!r . se!n( lause gi$es

eplanati!n .s!me pr!bably h!se B E

• tri"y% (!nFt Vust 'in( thelues% but thin" ritially

. painting is small% butl!!"s big?

. !r big% but l!!"ssmall?

• ans*er: E (iminishe(

let’s build



Yerbal: Sentene E;ui$alenies

• g! t! pg& =- . h!* many blan"s? . ans*ers are (i''erent?

• 9• s;uaresT

• sentence e<+i9a2encies " =two#

6ers>

. - !rret ans*ers . n! partial re(it . strategy is the same

• practice pg& =-% Z5/all!* 0 s6 . lues V!ints !b$i!us

• V!int? th!ugh 3 !pp!site• lues? might surprise

. ans*er must mean n!tsurprising

• /g! thr!ugh them !ne by!ne6 I% )

• n!t neessarily eatsyn!nyms

. 'a"e syn!nyms trap . (!nFt "n!*

*!nte(



Y: Y!ab

• GRE $erbal is n!t a giant $!ab;ui . n!t as ritial as y!u thin"% but

seems li"e a big (eal in thisseti!n& > !' KFs

. Sel' stu(y !$ere( later • CanFt mem!rie e$erything

. nati$e spea"er: 1% *!r(s . *!r(2ner(s: [10% . English: 1%% *!r(s



Y: Y!ab Guessing• tri"s

1& !ntet

• (iti!nary (e'initi!nunneessary

• e&g& ranny%etenuating% *!nte(

-& spelling• n!t h!!sing ba" !'

(iti!nary• e&g& re"% $isi( @$s&

$ii!usA

5& r!!ts• anhy(r!us 23 hy(r!%

peri!(!ntal 23 perimeter J!rth!(!ntist

• (!esnFt al*ays *!r"%(isabuse + n!t abuse

& '!reign languages• e&g& 'aile% la$e @$s&

la$at!ryA

• rare *!r( in english mightbe !mm!n !ther*ise

.& ++++++++++++++++++ .& Guessing *!rse than

"n!*ing% but better than

n!thing .& 4(!nFt *aste timeO;ui"

th!ughts4



Yerbal: Sentene E;ui$alenies• practice pg& =5% Z9

/all!* 0 s6

4timing an be a little l!nger% n!t m!re than 0s4 . lues V!ints: !asi!nally

interrupte(% but generally . ans*er must mean n!t interrupte(?

• I !ntinual• the !ther is less lear

. un'lagging $s& stal*art< sa* 'lag be'!reOi'

g!ing (!*n ma"essense% (!ne& i' n!t

< any in'! ab!ut

stal*art? . C un'lagging

< n!t i(eal

• practice pg& =0% Z1 @!ne m!re% har(erA/all!* 0s6 . lues V!ints

• lues? 5 gr!ups% (i''erent%single

• V!ints? X . ans*er must mean ? (i$ersity• E (i$ersity• !thers

. pr!pin;uity $s&multi'ari!usness

you’'e seen that 'ocab

is important

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Stu(y \abits% et&• $!ab

. must be (!ne !n y!ur !*n

• $!ab list in !n'irmati!n n!tie . 7 le$els . by 're;ueny

• minimum: thr!ugh le$el 0 . $!ab n!t ritial 3 le$el 5 . le$el 1 -: - *ee"s per . le$els 520: 1 (ays per

. anFt ram . brain is a l!t less plasti a'ter age 7

• (i''iult t! learn m!re than 1*!r(s(ay

• (i''erent *ays t! learn . easy @1*ee"A $s& har(

@multiple*ee"A . n!tear(s $s& ;uilet

< stag i!n< hange the

!r(er(ireti!n< ma"e sure y!u "n!*

the (e'initi!n

• stu(ying is imp!rtant . E,S rep!rts !$er 1 h!urs 3 better

s!res• a$erage Imerian: 0 h!urs• a$erage '!reigner: 109 h!urs

. muh better at it% espeiallymath

. these s!res matter • $s& GPI @ yearsA• less than 1 h!urs is sh!rt2

hanging y!ursel' . lass is -9 h!urs . 121- h!urs*ee" at h!me

. s!me pe!ple thin" test prep is tri"s• *e gi$e y!u insights strategies

• e''!rt still re;uire( . ma"ing time• -252h!ur bl!"s n!t neessary• 1 bang it !ut (ay*ee" is the

*!rst . (!nFt retain in'! . '!rget in'! 'r!m be'!re

St ( \ bit t



Stu(y \abits% et&• SG 3 small g!als

. (! them e$ery *ee"

. br!"en int! seti!ns . !n !mputer% i' p!ssible

• h!me*!r" . $!ab . 'inish SG

• $i(e! s!luti!ns . e$en i' y!u g!t it right . st!p be'!re the s!luti!n

• *ritten ans*ers '!r $erbal . eam alm!st e$ery *ee"

• P!*erPrep ]] . Mas

• ign!re essays

. see *here y!uFre at< pr!bably see that y!u

ha$e *!r" t! (! . sen( s!res

KES,]HNS?



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