GRE Readiness Test

10 questions, balanced across the exam's topics. Answer each one, then submit for your practice readiness estimate and per-topic breakdown. This is a practice estimate — not a prediction or guarantee of your official exam result.

Question 1

Choose the word meaning "fleet" that best completes the sentence: The rescue team was _____, reaching the site within an hour.

listless rapid languid lethargic

Question 2

"caustic" most nearly means

acerbic gentle magnanimous uniform

Question 3

Renewable energy from sun, wind, and water is now the cheapest new power source in much of the world. Wind turbines can now power hundreds of homes from a single tower. Batteries store daytime solar energy for use at night. Grid operators balance variable renewables with storage and backup sources. It can be inferred from the passage that

The passage suggests that migration depends on a chain of intact habitats. The passage implies that photosynthesis links the sun's energy to nearly all life on Earth. The passage implies that falling costs, not only policy, are driving the energy transition. The passage implies that extreme gravity near a black hole distorts time itself.

Question 4

Two trains 200 miles apart approach each other at 43 mph and 57 mph. When do they meet?

2 hours 4 hours 1 hours 3 hours

Question 5

Choose the word meaning "intelligible" that best completes the sentence: The witness gave a _____ account of the accident.

comprehensible opaque recondite abstruse

Question 6

"fainthearted" most nearly means

reluctant gallant timorous composed

Question 7

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes linking China to the Mediterranean for over a thousand years. Caravans faced deserts, mountains, and bandits on the months-long journey. Merchants traded silk, spices, paper, and precious stones along the routes. Paper-making technology spread westward along these trade paths. The primary purpose of the passage is to

The primary purpose of the passage is to describe what black holes are and how scientists observe them. The passage is primarily concerned with the cultural consequences of mechanized printing. The passage is primarily concerned with how overland trade connected distant civilizations. The passage is primarily concerned with why coral reefs matter to ocean life and coastal people.

Question 8

What is the units digit of 7^47?

7 4 3 1

Question 9

Complete the sentence with the word closest in meaning to "antediluvian": The old factory was _____, its machines silent for decades.

archaic fresh novel original

Question 10

"pragmatic" most nearly means

dogmatic ghastly utilitarian facile

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