GRE – FIFTH SIMULATION

#1. What is the best synonym for parsimonious?

Generous

Miserly

Wasteful

Lavish

#2. Solve for x: (3x + 5)/(x – 2) = 4

1

3

2

7

#3. Which word is closest in meaning to intractable?

Obedient

Stubborn

Delicate

Passive

#4. What is the cube of √3?

3√3

9

√9

3^(1/2)

#5. The tone of an essay described as polemical is:

Neutral and balanced

Aggressive and argumentative

Melancholic

Witty

#6. Which number is both a multiple of 6 and 7?

36

42

48

56

#7. What does lacuna most nearly mean?

Gap

Peak

Flood

Sound

#8. Solve: x^2 – 6x + 9 = 0

1

2

3

4

#9. The word soporific most nearly means:

Stimulating

Sleep-inducing

Confusing

Emotional

#10. What is (2x – 3)^2?

4x^2 – 9

4x^2 + 9

4x^2 – 12x + 9

4x^2 + 12x + 9

#11. Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

Each of the dogs have collars.

Either the cat or the dogs was barking.

Neither the teacher nor the students were late.

Everyone on the team is ready.

#12. What is the median of: 4, 7, 10, 12, 15?

7

10

12

11

#13. What is the derivative of ln(x^2)?

2/x

1/x^2

1/2x

2ln(x)

#14. What is 40% of 250?

75

85

90

100

#15. Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to fastidious?

Meticulous

Careless

Selective

Picky

#16. If a=2, b=3, what is a^b + b^a?

17

16

18

20

#17. A synonym of exculpate is:

Convict

Blame

Clear

Accuse

#18. What is the LCM of 8, 12, and 15?

120

60

180

240

#19. Solve: 5^(2x) = 25

1

2

3

0.5

#20. What is the meaning of diffident?

Confident

Reserved

Loud

Arrogant

#21. The interior angles of a triangle sum to:

90°

180°

270°

360°

#22. Choose the best synonym for prosaic:

Imaginative

Dull

Poetic

Fantastic

#23. If x^2 = 2x + 3, what is x?

1 or 3

-1 or 3

-3 or 1

-1 or -3

#24. What is the reciprocal of 2/5?

5/2

2/5

1/5

1/2

#25. The word ameliorate most nearly means:

Diminish

Improve

Disrupt

Destroy

#26. Which is a factor of both 84 and 96?

6

7

12

8

#27. Choose the correct form:

She don’t like apples.

He don’t want any.

They doesn’t care.

She doesn’t know.

#28. If a rectangle has area 36 and length 9, what is the width?

6

5

4

3

#29. What is 0.75 as a fraction in simplest form?

3/5

1/2

3/4

5/8

#30. A person who doubts everything is a:

Cynic

Skeptic

Stoic

Empiricist

#31. What is the next prime number after 59?

61

63

65

67

#32. A synonym of enigma is:

Answer

Mystery

Fact

Principle

#33. Simplify: 2x + 3x – x

4x

5x

2x

3x

#34. What does anachronism mean?

A futuristic idea

Something out of place in time

A coincidence

An invention

#35. What is √81 + √16?

13

12

10

9

#36. The opposite of verbose is:

Wordy

Talkative

Brief

Long-winded

#37. Probability of picking green ball (5R,3G,2B):

1/5

1/3

3/10

3/5

#38. What is 2^5?

32

16

64

48

#39. Past tense of strive is:

Strived

Strove

Striven

Strive

#40. The word vacillate most nearly means:

Decide

Hesitate

Confirm

Improve

#41. Solve: x + 3 = 7

4

3

5

6

#42. An equilateral triangle has how many equal sides?

1

2

3

4

#43. Synonym for arduous:

Easy

Difficult

Pleasant

Short

#44. If x = 2, evaluate 3x² – 4x + 1

4

3

5

6

#45. The opposite of benevolent is:

Malevolent

Kind

Giving