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Running head: GRE® REVISED GENERAL TEST INSTRUCTIONS FOR KSU
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GRE® Revised General Test: Instructions for Kennesaw State University Psychology Students
Melony E. Parkhurst and Lily D. Wilkerson
Kennesaw State University
GRE® REVISED GENERAL TEST INSTRUCTIONS FOR KSU
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Completing the Practice GRE® Revised General Test:
FIRST AND FOREMOST, MAKE CERTAIN that you allocate at least 3‐4 hours to complete the practice
GRE® revised General Test.
If you plan to take the practice GRE® revised General Test in the KSU Psychology Lab, make certain that
you check the lab hours beforehand, and check with the lab employees (upon your arrival to the lab) to
ensure the lab will remain open during the desired length of time. If you start the test while in the lab,
and plan to keep your scored results, you must start and finish the test within the time restrictions of
the lab hours. Psychology Lab employees cannot keep the lab open if you have not finished at the time
they need to close the lab. The practice software will be loaded onto the computers in the Psychology
Lab by KSU employees. DO NOT attempt to download the software onto the computers in the
Psychology Lab. If you have questions while in the Psychology Lab, please ask the employee on duty.
Home Computer vs. Public Computer use of the GRE® Revised General Test Software:
If you plan to take the practice test at home, you will have the option to save your progress and resume
at a later time; however, this is not recommended because you will not experience testing conditions
similar to the official GRE (i.e., within a specified period of time). Do not attempt to save and resume if
you plan to use a public computer (e.g., Psychology Lab); there is no guarantee your data will still be
accessible.
Downloading the Software for Home Use:
If you plan to complete the practice GRE® revised General Test at home, you can download the practice
software at the following website: http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2
MAKE CERTAIN that you read the instructions on this ETS website before you download the
software! There are specific system requirements and limitations (e.g., only available for
Windows®, not available for MAC®).
Starting the Test:
After you download the software, you will open POWERPREP® II (find the icon labeled Launch
POWERPREP® II). After you launch, you will be directed to the following screen. If you receive
the “Internet Explorer has restricted…” error message, left click on “Click here for options…”
and then left click on “Allow Blocked Content”.
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If you receive the following error message, left click on Yes.
Read all instructions on the screen, and then left click on the Start Practicing Now button.
If you receive the following message, left click on Yes.
You will receive another screen of instructions. Read through the instructions and left click on
the Continue button.
On the following screen, you will need to select the “Timed Practice Test 1” if you want to
ensure the software captures your scores. You can take the “Untimed Practice Test” or review
the “Test Preview Tool”; however, neither of these options will record your scores.
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(NOTE: You do not need to select anything under the Choose Accommodations button. Please
note that the Resume Test and Review Answers buttons are greyed out before you begin the
test. There are instructions at the end of this document to collect the scores after you have
finished the test.)
After you have selected Timed Practice Test 1, click on the “Start Test” button. There will be a
brief delay before the test appears on the screen. Read through all instructions in order to
proceed to the first part of the test.
SECTION 1 OF 5: Analytical Writing Parts 1 & 2
Saving Your Essay Responses (taking screen shots):
If your professor requires you to capture a screenshot of your essay responses (see example below), you
will need to press (and hold) the Alt button on your keyboard while simultaneously pressing the Print
Screen button. Open a Microsoft Word document and Paste (either by pressing the Ctrl and V buttons
simultaneously, or, by using the File/Paste feature in Word).
If you are required to provide the actual text of your essay response (i.e., not the screenshot, or in
addition to the screenshot), you will need to copy your entire essay response (i.e., all of your text) by
highlighting all of your text using your mouse, pressing the Ctrl and C buttons simultaneously on your
keyboard, and pasting it into a Word document. You will also have the option to download your essay
response at the end of the test, which allows you to open a .txt file and then copy/paste the text into
Word at that time (instructions are at the end of this document).
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SECTION 1 OF 5: Analytical Writing Part 2
Saving Your Essay Responses (taking screen shots):
You will need to repeat the above instructions for the Analytical Writing Part 2 section of the test.
SECTION 2 OF 5: Verbal Reasoning
You will answer all questions in this section and then proceed to Section 3 of the test. Your scores for
this section will be available at the end of the test.
SECTION 3 OF 5: Quantitative Reasoning
You will answer all questions in this section and then proceed to Section 4 of the test. Your scores for
this section will be available at the end of the test.
SECTION 4 OF 5: Verbal Reasoning
You will answer all questions in this section and then proceed to Section 5 of the test. Your scores for
this section will be available at the end of the test. (NOTE: There are 2 separate Verbal Reasoning
sections of the test.)
SECTION 5 OF 5: Quantitative Reasoning
You will answer all questions in this section. This is the last section of the test. Your scores for this
section will be available at the end of the test. (NOTE: There are 2 separate Quantitative Reasoning
sections of the test.)
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Capturing Your Scores (taking screen shots):
At the end of the test you will want to choose the option to Report Scores.
After you have finished with the instructions on the screen for reporting your scores, you will receive a
screen shot similar to the example below. If your professor wants you to provide the screenshot of the
overall scores for the two main sections of the test, you will need to copy and paste this screen shot into
your Word document. (NOTE: There are other screen shots you can get at the end.) If your professor
requires that you capture a screenshot of this overall score (see example below), you will need to press
(and hold) the Alt button on your keyboard while simultaneously pressing the Print Screen button.
Open a Microsoft Word document and Paste (either by pressing the Ctrl and V buttons simultaneously,
or, by using the File/Paste feature in Word).
(NOTE: It is apparent from the scores in the above screen shot that the person taking this practice test
performed in the bottom percentile. To obtain an ideal score on the official GRE test would require
extensive practice and preparation.)
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When you reach a screen that reads “End of Test,” do not panic! You have not lost the detailed
information of your scores. Click “Continue.”
There will be a slight delay, and a new window will open: press the OK button.
You will need to select the “Timed Practice Test 1” option (see example at the beginning of this
document) again in order to activate the Review Answers button (this button will be greyed out prior to
selecting the Timed Practice Test 1 option again). Please note that you are not actually starting the test
from scratch when you select the Timed Practice Test 1 option again; rather, you are only selecting it so
you can obtain the data under the Review Answers button.
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There will be a slight delay and another screen will appear which displays the detailed breakdown of
your scores. You will also want to take a screen shot of this information, by simultaneously pressing the
Alt and Print Screen buttons on your keyboard and then pasting into your Word document (example
below).
(NOTE: It is apparent from the scores in the above screen shot that the person taking this practice test
performed in the bottom percentile. To obtain an ideal score on the official GRE test would require
extensive practice and preparation.)
If you want to save the .txt files containing your essay responses, you will need to click on the Save
Response to File button for the Essay Task 1. A box will open (see example below) prompting you to
save the file. (NOTE: The File Name should have an extension of .txt at the end of the file name, and
the Files of Type should contain the selection of All Files.) Identify where you want to save the file
(under Look In, and select the folder where you want to save the file) and press the Save button.
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You will need to repeat the above steps if you need to save your Essay Task 2.
After you have saved the .txt file, open it in Notepad. Under the Edit option in Notepad, click on Select
All and then right click in the white space of the screen and choose Copy. Open your Word document
and paste this text. You will need to follow any specific guidelines required by your professor when
copying and pasting the actual text from your essay responses into the document for your assignment.
Save your Word document with your results, which you can e‐mail to yourself, save to a flash drive, or
print. If you are completing this assignment in the Psychology Lab, it is highly recommended that you e‐
mail your results to yourself or save them to a flash drive. As stated above, there is no guarantee your
data will be accessible in the Psychology Lab if you save and resume at a later time. BEFORE logging off
the computer, make certain you have e‐mailed your results or saved them to a flash drive.
Be mindful of your professor’s requirements for this assignment, and follow all instructions provided
by your professor.
This document is provided as a supplemental aid for students enrolled in PSYC 2210 courses at
Kennesaw State University and can be used when completing the GRE® assignment for this course.
Students are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of their specific assignment.
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