GRE Verbal & Analytical Writing Practice Test

The GRE Verbal & Analytical Writing Practice Test is a free 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests GRE Verbal Reasoning and Analytical Writing — text completion, sentence equivalence, reading comprehension and the reasoning behind a strong "Analyze an Issue" essay — in the style of the ETS GRE General Test. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable GRE Verbal Reasoning Readiness certificate (SOA-GREV). Every question is based on published standards and research — including GRE General Test: Verbal Reasoning (ETS), GRE General Test: Analytical Writing (ETS) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a GRE Verbal Reasoning Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: GRE General Test: Verbal Reasoning (ETS); GRE General Test: Analytical Writing (ETS). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Text Completion (Context clues, Contrast and continuation signals and Precise vocabulary); Sentence Equivalence (Synonym pairs, Sentence meaning and Avoiding trap words); Reading Comprehension (Main idea and structure, Inference and Evaluating arguments); Analytical Writing (Taking a clear position, Developing reasons and examples and Organisation and language). Every question is an original scenario based on a published standard, official documentation or research, named under the question.

Graduate school applicant, GRE test-taker, International student, Career switcher and Test-prep tutor. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show GRE Verbal skills, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Since September 2023 the GRE has one Analytical Writing task, "Analyze an Issue": 30 minutes to take a position on a claim and support it with reasons and examples. It's scored 0–6 for the quality of reasoning, development, organisation and control of English. The writing questions here test the judgements that earn high scores.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available GRE Verbal content outline, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Science of Apps is not affiliated with ETS, and passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Advanced: assumes years in the role or deep specialist knowledge. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.