Kaplan GRE Exam Verbal Workbook (Kaplan GRE Verbal Workbook) [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 1419552198 | ISBN-13: 978-1419552199 | Publication Date: August 5, 2008 | Edition: 6

This comprehensive guide includes:

NEW! Comprehensive details on the new question type
Hundreds of practice questions 
Detailed answer explanations 
Kaplan-exclusive strategies for all question types
Powerful vocabulary-building method
Complete chapter dedicated to the Analytical Writing Section

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; 6 edition (August 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419552198
• ISBN-13: 978-1419552199
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #99 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Test Guides - Graduate & Professional > GRE

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Save your money or at least your receipt, January 17, 2011

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Margaret E Dana - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan GRE Exam Verbal Workbook (Kaplan GRE Verbal Workbook) (Paperback)

I bought this book on the recommendation of the Kaplan GRE Exam 2010-2011 Premier with CD-ROM (Kaplan GRE Premier Program (W/CD)) (whose CD is incompatible with Windows 7, but that's another story). It was implied that the GRE Verbal Workbook would provide further practice, and I had exhausted the questions in the Premier book. Little did I know that this book would contain mostly recycled questions and all the same information offered by the book I already owned.

In fact, nearly half of the questions in the Verbal Workbook were pulled verbatim from the Premier book; others had slightly different wording or ordering. In any case, the few new questions contained in the Verbal Workbook were little help to me.

Closer to the test date, I decided to give up on Kaplan and used the GRE website's free practice software. It actually did me a lot of good, as I recognized several of the vocabulary words on the actual test. I saw none of Kaplan's words.

Kaplan does offer a "Higher Score Guarantee," which means you can write them a little essay and send in your receipt to get your money back. That's a great deal, if you keep track of your receipts for weeks. Why oh why did I have to lose my receipt???

If you own the Premier book and are looking for further practice, do not waste your money on this product.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Up to Kaplan's Standards, January 1, 2011

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K. A. Minden "Writer, educator, mother & Lyme... (Richmond, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan GRE Exam Verbal Workbook (Kaplan GRE Verbal Workbook) (Paperback)

I have been teaching test prep for almost 20 years, and am constantly seeking and evaluating material. Kaplan's math workbook for the GRE is great for many of the standardized tests, so when I was looking for more GRE material, it made sense to order the companion book. Unfortunately, the practice material is not only limited in quantity, but also much of it is just wrong, and not like GRE questions on the few released exams. I was very disappointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GRE Verbal, May 7, 2009

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Melissa A. Bowers - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan GRE Exam Verbal Workbook (Kaplan GRE Verbal Workbook) (Paperback)

The practice tests and helpful hints throughout the book have really helped me a lot.