Rachel Kapelke-Dale

Magoosh Shorter GRE Quantitative Diagnostic Test

The content in this post applies in 2024 to the new, shorter GRE!

Take the Magoosh GRE Quant Diagnostic Quiz

Want to measure your GRE baseline? Looking to sharpen your quant skills with some GRE math practice? Here is a GRE diagnostic quiz (a mini-GRE practice test, if you will) that can help you get a strong start as you launch into your GRE prep and get ready for test day.

If you’re interested in learning more about what this diagnostic includes, scroll down to learn more. Otherwise, you can get started now!

Take the Magoosh Shorter GRE Diagnostic Test for Quant

Welcome to the Magoosh GRE Quantitative Diagnostic Quiz! This quiz has 10 questions; instructions for each prompt will appear above the question. After you take the quiz, we will email you your results along with custom GRE prep recommendations. Like the GRE itself, this Diagnostic is challenging. Take a deep breath and do your best.


 

Question 1 of 10

1. Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.

Both P and Q are positive numbers, and S is a negative number. Which of the following fractions could be undefined?

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Question 2 of 10

2. The average (arithmetic mean) weight of 18 automobiles is 3500 pounds.

No automobile weighs exactly 3500 pounds.

Column A: Number of automobiles that weigh more than 3500 pounds.

Column B: Number of automobiles that weigh less than 3500 pounds.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Enter the answer as a fraction.
 
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What is the value of x? Give your answer as fraction.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Choose the correct statement.
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Question 5 of 10

5. Choose the option that best answers the question.

A container currently holds 4 quarts of alcohol and 4 quarts of water. How many quarts of water must be added to the container to create a mixture that is 3 parts alcohol to 5 parts water by volume?

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Question 6 of 10

6. 7 years ago, Samir was 3 times as old as Deepak. In 4 years, Samir will be twice as old as Deepak. What is Deepak’s present age?

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Question 7 of 10

7. Choose the option that best answers the question.

At a certain store, one can buy 6 cans of juice for $8. How many cans of this same juice could one buy with $48?

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Question 8 of 10

8. Choose the option that best answers the question.
 
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Question 9 of 10

9. AB = 12, AC = 10, AD = 18

Note: the region above is circular

Column A: x
Column B: y

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Question 10 of 10

10. If four numbers are randomly selected without replacement from set {1, 2, 3, 4}, what is the probability that the four numbers are selected in ascending order?

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The Making of this Miniature GRE Practice Test, and How it Can Help you Prepare for the GRE

As you can see, the above diagnostic as a miniature (not full length!) Quant GRE practice test. Through careful data analysis, Magoosh put together the most representative 10-question set possible, covering the most common question types and topics. The questions in the quiz come from the Magoosh GRE Quantitative question bank. You can think of them as a very small sampling of the kinds of questions you might see on test day.

On that note… take the Magoosh GRE Quantitative Diagnostic quiz!

How the Magoosh GRE Quantitative Diagnostic Test Compares to GRE Test Day

On test day, you’ll see 40 Quant questions rather than 10. While we did our best to cover a good range of multiple choice questions and numeric entry questions on this diagnostic test, there will be a much fuller breadth of Quant questions when you sit for the real exam. For a look at that question types and content you should study in your overall GRE Prep, read Magoosh’s breakdown of GRE Quant concepts by frequency.

Let the Diagnostic Help You Choose from GRE Study Plans

Magoosh has created a number of different study schedules to suit your study needs. The Magoosh Quant diagnostic can help you select a study plan that’s right for you. So be sure to check out the recommendations you get in your diagnostic score report. From there, you can compare your results against the various GRE study plans Magoosh offers.

Other GRE Prep to Go With this GRE Quant Diagnostic Test

Did you know that Magoosh has other free practice for the GRE too? For example, there’s our a full length free GRE practice test? We also have a recommended list of additional free GRE practice resources.

In addition to that list of resources, Magoosh offers free tutorials on the different GRE Quantitative problem solving question types. We also cover the GRE Quantitative Comparison question type, and give advice on specialized GRE math content such as Data Analysis, Geometry, Statistics, and so on. And of course, Magoosh GRE offers Quant video lessons and practice questions aplenty.

Last but certainly not least, this GRE Quantitative quiz comes with a companion GRE Verbal diagnostic quiz. And we have an overview of both quizzes with some advice on how to use them.

Author

  • Rachel Kapelke-Dale

    Rachel is one of Magoosh’s Content Creators. She writes and updates content on our High School and GRE Blogs to ensure students are equipped with the best information during their test prep journey. As a test-prep instructor for more than five years in there different countries, Rachel has helped students around the world prepare for various standardized tests, including the SAT, ACT, TOEFL, GRE, and GMAT, and she is one of the authors of our Magoosh ACT Prep Book. Rachel has a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature from Brown University, an MA in Cinematography from the Université de Paris VII, and a Ph.D. in Film Studies from University College London. For over a decade, Rachel has honed her craft as a fiction and memoir writer and public speaker. Her novel, THE BALLERINAS, is forthcoming in December 2021 from St. Martin’s Press, while her memoir, GRADUATES IN WONDERLAND, co-written with Jessica Pan, was published in 2014 by Penguin Random House. Her work has appeared in over a dozen online and print publications, including Vanity Fair Hollywood. When she isn’t strategically stringing words together at Magoosh, you can find Rachel riding horses or with her nose in a book. Join her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook!

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