GRE Exam. June 2026

SECTION 2. VERBAL REASONING

Question 1

GRE Exam. June 2026. The possibility of replicating a source unwittingly is often raised in connection with plagiarism; it can seem plausible that there are only so many ways to state certain things, implying that inadvertent duplication should not be discounted.

• maliciousy
• reluctantly
• unwittingly
• incorrectly
• creatively

Question 2

The contempt for scientists—the notion that they are elitists scornful of the masses—is in no sense a monopoly of the eighteenth century, since in our own time one does not have to look far to find such disdainful attitudes.

Blank (i):

• faith in
• contempt for
• apathy toward

Blank (ii):

• a monopoly of
• a mystery for
• an aspiration of

Question 3

The procedures and purposes of assessment are not comfortably accommodated within the world of art education. The constraints of an assessed art curriculum and the consequent need to define teaching practice that can be described as “good,” “appropriate,” or “desirable” are anathema to many teachers of art and design. Arguably, there is a logical basis for art teachers’ hostility. Art is unique and therefore indefinable, and to attempt any kind of substantive definition would be to deny options for creative progress. GRE Exam. June 2026

Blank (i):

• no longer at odds with
• taking on new significance in
• not comfortably accommodated within

Blank (ii):

• obvious to
• anathema to
• substantiated by

Blank (iii):

• logical
• superficial
• shifting

Question 4

The author suggests that American scholars’ lack of attention to Merovingian mortuary remains prior to the 1970s was due in part to the

• scholars’ focus on less complex aspects of Merovingian society
• scholars’ lack of interest in the significance of Merovingian mortuary rites
• superiority of historical and documentary sources as means of understanding Merovingian Gaul
• scholars’ lack of access to information about excavations of Merovingian burial sites
• reluctance of European medievalists to share information with American scholars

Question 5

The passage suggests which of the following about pre-1970s research on Merovingian mortuary rites?

• It focused more on sites outside of ancient Gaul than on sites in Gaul.
• It was neglected largely because of a distaste for studies linked to death.
• It tended to provide more information about later Merovingian society than about early Merovingian society.
• It was more easily undertaken by European scholars than by American scholars.
• It resulted in increased scholarly attention to skeletal fragments and artifacts.

Question 6

Although bone cells deposit calcium-phosphate salts around themselves, eventually being enclosed in a self-created chamber, they are not entirely insulated; segregated: certain blood vessels are able to supply the cells with necessary nutrients.

• insulated
• segregated
• consolidated
• preserved
• conjoined
• obscured

Question 7

The late nineteenth century saw a shift in the production of African American history writing as works by lay; avocational authors came to be outnumbered by the publications of professional African American academics.

• established
• literary
• lay
• erudite
• prominent
• avocational

Question 8

While prudence is recognized as a kind of virtue, there is nonetheless a tendency to view someone who is too prudent as, in some sense, wanting; deficient, too narrow and dull to partake of spontaneously arising opportunities.

• timid
• laudable
• wanting
• inculpable
• exemplary
• deficient

Question 9

Whereas the original editor had sacrificed clarity for brevity and her successor had been too prolix; verbose, the new editor took an intermediate approach, explicit as to the purport of each document and not too ambitious in detail. GRE Exam. June 2026

• discriminating
• prolix
• bombastic
• verbose
• cryptic
• inscrutable

Question 10

The primary purpose of the passage is to

• examine certain assumptions underlying various studies
• present alternative explanations of a certain phenomenon GRE Exam. June 2026
• analyze the significance of a particular problem
• reveal certain similarities in competing theories
• examine a hypothesis in light of new evidence

Question 11

It can be inferred from the passage that Getz and Carter’s finding that sibling voles almost never form breeding pairs is significant because it suggests that

• sibling voles are able to maintain kin recognition over time
• philopatric behavior is less common among sibling voles than has been generally believed
• voles reproduce less frequently than do other species
• kin recognition in voles diminishes less rapidly than it does in other species
• kin recognition in voles is not genetically based

Question 12

The highlighted “studies” indicate that kin recognition in prairie voles

• is prevented by philopatric behavior
• is less prevalent than kin recognition in other rodents GRE Exam. June 2026
• may not occur among philopatric prairie voles
• may diminish over time
• is genetically based

SECTION 3 QUANTITATIVE REASONING

Question 1

t ≠ 0 t – 2/5t + 3/4t = kt

Quantity A k

Quantity B 4/3

• Quantity A is greater.
• Quantity B is greater.
• The two quantities are equal.
• The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 2

Quantity A The area of a circle with circumference 10

Quantity B 8

• Quantity A is greater.
• Quantity B is greater.
• The two quantities are equal.
• The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 3

The ratio of 1/5 to 1/4 is equal to the ratio of 1/4 to t.

Quantity A t

Quantity B 5/16

• Quantity A is greater.
• Quantity B is greater.
• The two quantities are equal.
• The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. GRE Exam. June 2026

Question 4

The sum of the original prices of 40 radios in a store was 2,100. Not all of the radios had the same original price. After 10 of the radios were sold at their original prices, the prices of the remaining radios were each reduced by 20 percent.

Quantity A The average (arithmetic mean) price of the remaining radios after their prices were reduced

Quantity B 50

• Quantity A is greater.
• Quantity B is greater.
• The two quantities are equal.
• The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 5

A circular pond has a diameter of 20 feet. A fence is to be built in the shape of a circle to surround the pond. If the pond and the circular region enclosed by the fence have the same center, and if the shortest distance between the fence and the edge of the pond is 10 feet, approximately what will be the length of the fence, in feet?

• 66
• 86
• 96
• 126
• 166

Question 6

For which of the six formats did the number of radio stations change by more than 250 from 1995 to 2005? Indicate all such formats.

• Big Band
• Country
• News/Talk
• Religious
• Rock GRE Exam. June 2026
• Sports

Question 7

In 2005, what was the range of the numbers of radio stations in the six formats?

• 1,430
• 1,600
• 1,870
• 2,130
• 2,490

Question 8

From 1995 to 2005, for which of the six formats was the percent increase in the number of radio stations greatest?

• Big Band
• Country
• News/Talk
• Religious
• Sports

Question 9

3, 5, 7, 9… In the infinite sequence shown, each term after the first term is 2 greater than the preceding term. What is the 91st term in the sequence?

• 181
• 183
• 185
• 187
• 189

Question 10

If y / (x – 2) = 1, which of the following must be true?

• x ≠ 2 and y ≠ 0
• x ≠ 2 and y = 0
• x = 2 and y ≠ 0
• x = 2 and y = 0
• x = 3 and y = 1

Question 11

In a bicycle race, the first-place cyclist completed the race in 1 hour and 30 minutes at the average speed of 30 miles per hour. If the second-place cyclist took 10 minutes longer to complete the race, what was the average speed of the second-place cyclist, in miles per hour?

• 27 miles per hour

Question 12

A rectangular solid has a volume of 200 and a height of h, where 8 ≤ h ≤ 12. If l is the length and w is the width of the solid, which of the following pairs could be the values of l and w? Indicate all such pairs.

• l = 2.5, w = 6.4
• l = 2.5, w = 8.4
• l = 3, w = 6
• l = 3, w = 7
• l = 3, w = 10
• l = 4, w = 5

SECTION 4 VERBAL REASONING

Question 2 of 15

If the highly complex predation tactics demonstrated by Portia spiders appear (i) astonishing to human observers, given the spiders’ minute brains, it is only because of our (ii) bias toward large brains.

• inefficient
• astonishing
• advantageous
• bias toward
• underestimation of
• insight into

Question 3 of 15

The candidate said she was confident that additional attempts to (i) impugn her impartiality would be (ii) fruitless because any negotiations involving her administration and the union would be so highly visible that the public would be (iii) assured that she is acting ethically.

• remediate
• weaken
• impugn
• vital
• fortuitous
• fruitless
• unaware
• skeptical
• assured

Question 5 of 15

Which of the following best describes the function of the highlighted sentence within the context of the passage as a whole?

• To support the claim that the telegraph was one of the most important technological innovations in the nineteenth-century United States
• To indicate why the term “telegraphic” has been used to characterize Dickinson’s style
• To introduce an analysis of the cultural implications of telegraphic communication in the nineteenth-century United States
• To suggest why the relationship between the telegraph and nineteenth-century American literature is worthy of study
• To cite a cultural concern that was first addressed in Emily Dickinson’s poetry

Question 6 of 15

In the context in which it appears, “mannerisms” most nearly means

• sensibilities
• characteristics
• pretenses
• attitudes
• personas

Question 7 of 15

The primary purpose of the passage is to

• explain the role played by temperature in the stimulation of DMS production by marine algae
• outline the sequence of events that occurs during the process of cloud formation caused by algal activity
• describe a dispute about the role played by marine algae in certain instances of cloud formation
• propose a way in which scientists might be able to understand the effects of clouds on marine algae
• discuss a theory regarding the function of DMS production by marine algae

Question 8 of 15

It can be inferred from the passage that Lovelock thinks that biologists who question his hypothesis about cyclical DMS output and algal activity make which of the following errors?

• They do not recognize the benefits that Earth receives from the activity.
• They exaggerate the rate at which nitrogen falls from the clouds.
• They assume that the algae remain near the ocean surface throughout the cycle.
• They overlook the benefit that the algae receive from the formation of clouds.
• They fail to recognize changes in surface water temperature that are caused by algae clouds.

Question 9 of 15

The passage mentions the possible benefit to algae of nitrogen falling down in rain most likely in order to

• provide support for Lovelock’s response to an objection mentioned in the passage
• suggest that the climatic effects of DMS production have been underestimated
• acknowledge that Lovelock’s hypothesis is based in part on speculation
• demonstrate that DMS production alters the planet in more than one way
• assert that algae are the sole beneficiaries of DMS production

Question 10 of 15

Scholarly exchanges can frequently be antagonistic, particularly in contexts in which the modes of university governance privilege competition and individual achievement among scholars at the expense of collaboration and community building.

• unproductive
• antagonistic
• improvised
• politicized
• spontaneous
• contentious

Question 11 of 15

Astute and incisive, the essayist’s work was nevertheless civil and polite: the essayist either had no gift of vitriol or else never felt any.

• vitriol
• clairvoyance
• theatricality
• prescience
• mimicry
• obloquy

Question 12 of 15

The team of physicists regarded the data as too anomalous not to study with fresh eyes and first questions.

• anomalous
• singular
• implausible
• incidental
• confounding
• ancillary

Question 13 of 15

In the argument as a whole, the two highlighted portions play which of the following roles?

• The first is a judgment that the argument as a whole disputes; the second is a projection, the accuracy of which is challenged by the argument as a whole. GRE Exam. June 2026
• The first is a judgment that the argument as a whole disputes; the second is a judgment advanced in support of the position taken by the argument.
• The first is evidence that has been advanced in support of a conclusion that the argument as a whole rejects; the second is a judgment advanced in support of the position taken by the argument.
• The first is a claim that the argument accepts; the second is a projection, the accuracy of which is challenged by the argument as a whole.
• The first and the second are each claims that the argument does not dispute, but that are advanced in support of an inference that the argument does dispute.

Question 14 of 15

The highlighted sentence performs which of the following functions in the passage?

• It highlights a reason to adopt the Australian electoral system.
• It suggests that the reason that some who are eligible to vote do not vote is not clear.
• It suggests that compulsory electoral systems increase political interest and awareness.
• It implies that Converse’s theory could be usefully applied to voluntary electoral systems.
• It provides a reason for studying Australian data regarding mass-media effects on voters.

Question 15 of 15

Which of the following best describes the difference mentioned in the passage between moderately interested voters and the most-interested voters respecting their responsiveness to media influence?

• The most-interested voters are more likely than moderately interested voters to make their voting decisions on the basis of issues emphasized by the media.
• The most-interested voters are less likely than moderately interested voters to trust media coverage of electoral campaigns.
• The most-interested voters view less media coverage of electoral campaigns than moderately interested voters do.
• The most-interested voters are less likely than moderately interested voters to agree that issues stressed in the media are important.
• The most-interested voters are less likely than moderately interested voters to allow media coverage to influence their vote late in campaigns.

SECTION 5 QUANTITATIVE REASONING

Question 1

Quantity A: $1,000^{1,000}$

Quantity B: $100^{10,000}$

• Quantity A is greater.
• Quantity B is greater.
• The two quantities are equal.
• The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 2

$x + 7 = 2y + 6$

$x < 0$

$y < 0$

Quantity A: $x$

Quantity B: $y$

• Quantity A is greater.
• Quantity B is greater.
• The two quantities are equal.
• The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 3

ABCD is a quadrilateral.

Quantity A: The area of triangle ABC

Quantity B: The area of triangle BCD

• Quantity A is greater.
• Quantity B is greater.
• The two quantities are equal.
• The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 4

Line segment QT (not shown) bisects angle PQS, and line segment QU (not shown) bisects angle RQS.

Quantity A: The sum of the measures of angle PQT and angle RQU

Quantity B: 90 degrees

• Quantity A is greater.
• Quantity B is greater.
• The two quantities are equal.
• The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 5

In the distribution of heights in a group of a thousand people, height p is at the 42nd percentile, height r is at the 48th percentile, height s is at the 54th percentile, and height t is at the 60th percentile.

Quantity A: r – p

Quantity B: t – s

• Quantity A is greater.
• Quantity B is greater.
• The two quantities are equal.
• The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Question 6

If a ≠ 0, a ≠ 1, and a ≠ -1, then (1 – 1/a) / (1 – 1/a^2) = GRE Exam. June 2026

• 1/2
• 1
• a
• a / (a + 1)
• a / (a – 1)

Question 7

Members of Paul’s family deposited m dollars into a new savings account on May 2, 2020. They deposited an additional m dollars on both May 2, 2021, and May 2, 2022. The interest rate on the account was 4 percent compounded annually and was paid directly into the account. There were no other deposits to or withdrawals from the account. Which of the following best represents the amount, in dollars, in the account at the beginning of the day on May 3, 2023?

• m (1.04)
• 3m (1.04)
• m (1.04) + 2m (1.04) + 3m (1.04)
• m (1.04) + m(1.04)^2 + m(1.04)^3
• m(1.04) + m^2(1.04)^2 + m^3(1.04)^3

Question 8

In the xy -plane, the slope of the line shown that passes through points T and M is -10/3. What is the value of d?

• 3.8
• 10.2
• 18
• 20
• 22

Question 9

R = {3, 4, 7, 9}

T = {2, 5, 8}

If a number r is to be chosen from set R and a number t is to be chosen from set T, what is the range of all possible values of t/r?

• 2/9
• 13/9
• 22/9
• 11/3
• 14/3

Question 10

In a game, the cards in a certain deck are distributed to players one at a time until each player has the same number of cards and there are not enough cards left in the deck to distribute one more card to each player. The number of cards in the deck is between 60 and 100. If the cards in the deck are distributed to 5 players, 2 cards will be left in the deck. If the cards in the deck are distributed to 6 players, 4 cards will be left in the deck. If the cards in the deck are distributed to 7 players, how many cards will be left in the deck?

• 5 cards

Question 11

In the xy -plane, which of the following values are x -intercepts of the graph of the equation y = (x – 1) / (x + 3)?

Indicate all such values.

• x = 1
• x = -3
• x = -1/3

Question 12

In the equation above, what is the units digit of P? (P = 23^25 – 23)

• 0
• 1
• 3
• 7
• 9

Question 13

Each of two pumps delivers water into a tank at a constant rate of 30 liters per minute, and a third pump removes water from the tank at a constant rate of 15 liters per minute. If the three pumps start working simultaneously when the tank is filled to half of its capacity and continue working until the tank is full, it will take 12 minutes to fill the tank. What is the capacity, in liters, of the tank?

• 1,080
• 1,040
• 960
• 720 GRE Exam. June 2026
• 540

Question 14

In a sample of n people, 80 percent of the people filled out a questionnaire. If 65 percent of those who filled out the questionnaire are college graduates, what is the greatest possible percent of college graduates in the sample of n people?

• 52%
• 57%
• 62%
• 67%
• 72%

Question 15

Last week, each employee at a small company, except for one employee, made a donation to a certain charity. The average (arithmetic mean) amount of the donations was $39 per person. This week, after the remaining employee made a donation, the average amount of the donations increased to $40 per person. If the remaining employee’s donation was between $54 and $61, which of the following could be the total number of employees at the company? GRE Exam. June 2026

Indicate all such numbers.

• 14
• 17
• 20
• 23
• 26