The GRE verbal is the first section of the test. It requires proficiency in the English language. The reason a student has to be well versed with the language is because it is a common used language in most universities. Being proficient in English does not mean that you need to put in years of practice or take classes for the language. It just needs basic understanding of the language and a decent vocabulary.

The GRE verbal involves questions where your basic grammar and interpretation skills are judged. The GRE Verbal section is divided into 3 parts. The first part involves Sentence Equivalence which involves completing a sentence or paragraph by choosing the correct and most appropriate option. This may involve filling a blank word or completing a sentence or completing a paragraph so that it makes a complete sense on a whole.

The next part of the GRE Verbal section is Text Completion which covers around 25% of the total marks of this section. In this part, crucial words are deleted from a certain paragraph and these blanks are to be filled by the student with appropriate words by analyzing the overall purpose of words in the entire paragraph. Students are expected to read through the passage carefully and then try and choose correct options to save time.

The last part of the GRE Verbal section is Reading Comprehension which is the most important part as it covers around 50% of the entire test. These are similar to answering questions based on the passage given. Each sentence has to be read carefully and then the interpreted correctly to find the correct answers. The answers may not always be directly visible and hence have to be created with respect to the question.

Appearing for many sample tests is the ideal way to gain confidence and prepare for GRE Verbal test.