Sentence Equivalence is one the parts of the Verbal section of the GRE tests. The Verbal section is the easiest of all sections as it requires very basic English skills and a decent vocabulary. This can be polished by going through multiple sample tests on Sentence Equivalence and reading essays. Before the GRE revised General Test came into force, Sentence Equivalence was known as Sentence completion in the old version and had the almost similar set of questions.

Though the part may sound new but it uses the same techniques as the old set of questions for solving. Sentence Equivalence involves choosing 2 correct alternatives from the choices provided after each sentence which has a blank. It is similar to fill in the blanks that you answered in school. The only difference is that one has to choose the correct alternative from 4-5 words that have almost the same meaning as any other word in the list.

This is where your skill to analyze the meaning of the sentence and then pick the word that suits the most comes into play. Sentence Equivalence are a set of multiple choice questions and have ot be solved quickly but smartly. The main emphasis should be on the fact whether the words you have chosen are correct and also giving the sentence the same meaning.

Sometimes a particular word may sound good but change the meaning of the sentence. Such kind of choices will not be accepted. Also both the alternatives have to be correct as there are no partial marks for one correct answer in Sentence Equivalence. Hence you are either wrong or right. Sentence Equivalence just requires basic knowledge in sentence framing and a decent vocabulary for which you may go through previous GRE tests and keep answering as many sample tests as possible.