<P> Changes to the GRE took effect on November 1, 2007, as ETS started to include new types of questions in the exam . The changes mostly center on "fill in the blank" type answers for the mathematics section that requires the test - taker to fill in the blank directly, without being able to choose from a multiple choice list of answers . ETS currently plans to introduce two of these new types of questions in each quantitative section, while the majority of questions will be presented in the regular format . </P> <P> Since January 2008, the Reading Comprehension within the verbal sections has been reformatted, passages' "line numbers will be replaced with highlighting when necessary in order to focus the test taker on specific information in the passage" to "help students more easily find the pertinent information in reading passages ." </P> <P> In December 2009, ETS announced plans to move forward with significant revisions to the GRE in 2011 . Changes include a new 130--170 scoring scale, the elimination of certain question types such as antonyms and analogies, the addition of an online calculator, and the elimination of the CAT format of question - by - question adjustment, in favor of a section by section adjustment . The Revised GRE General test replaced General GRE test on August 1, 2011 . The revised GRE is said to be better by design and gives better test taking experience . The new types of questions in the revised pattern are supposed to test the skills needed in graduate and business schools programs . From July 2012 onwards GRE announced an option for users to customize their scores called ScoreSelect . </P> <P> The earliest versions of the GRE tested only for verbal and quantitative ability . For a number of years before October 2002, the GRE had a separate Analytical Ability section which tested candidates on logical and analytical reasoning abilities . This section was replaced by the Analytical Writing Assessment . </P>

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