Continuing our discussion on the changes taking place in the GRE (the acronym for Graduate Record Examination), we come to the numeric entry questions, data interpretation questions and the use of calculator. While the first and last are entirely new to the world’s most popular standardized test, the section on data interpretation has been a part of the test since a long time. Let us take a look at what each of the sections entail:

I. Numeric Entry Questions

Ahh…We are Back to the school and college days where we had to solve the questions entirely and then put down the answers. These questions will make you realize the advantages of multiple choice questions where you could at least get to the answers by elimination or hit and trial or back solving!

In this type of question, you have to solve the problem and then enter the answer in the text box provided alongside for the purpose. In case, the answer is in fraction, two boxes will be supplied, one for the numerator, another for the denominator. If answer is in decimals, then you know how you have to enter in the right answer: the integer part, followed by the decimal point and the decimal part.

There questions are not very tough and you are advised to read the information given properly and mark the format in which the answer is required: integers, decimals or fractions.

An example of this type of question would be:

II. Data Interpretation Questions:

A set of four to five questions are given based on data presented by means of table, graph or any other visual representation. Knowledge of specific graphs and general mathematical skills come in handy in solving these kinds of questions. These are multiple choice questions with one correct answer: GRE in its usual form, thank god some things do not change at all!

An example of Data Interpretation question would be: