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Kaplan GRE® Exam Vocabulary FAQ
Thank you for purchasing Kaplan’s GRE® Exam Vocabulary Flashcards! This application is designed as a learning tool and mobile reference. The application works in two modes; Flashcards and Reference. The title in the top banner indicates which mode is active. Tap the Flashcards or Reference icon in the lower left hand corner to switch between modes.
Flashcards Help
Basic Operation of Flashcards
To get started, tap any one of the four categories; All Words, Challenging, Advanced, or Most Difficult and those cards will be loaded. The first vocabulary term will be displayed along with its phonetic pronunciation and part of speech (noun, verb, etc).
To flip a card, tap the Tap Here text (in Two Card view) or the blue arrow in the lower right corner (in One Card view) and the definition will be displayed. Tap Synonyms to replace the definition with synonyms or Usage to see the word used in a sample sentence.
After reviewing both sides, tap on the green check mark to indicate that you know the material, or tap on the red X if you do not. After "scoring" the card, the next card in the category will be displayed and the cumulative score (displayed in the upper right of the screen) will be updated.
Study Mode By default, card sets will be presented in Study Mode. After a pass through the entire set has been completed, Study Mode will shuffle the "missed" cards (and a few others) into a new subset. When all of the cards have been correctly answered you can Take the Quiz! or start over.
Quiz Mode If you tap ···More and Take the Quiz! the quiz mode will be activated. Once you've gone through the entire set, the score will be saved and is viewable from the GRE Flashcards list. Note that if you've taken a single category quiz multiple times, the average of those scores will be shown along with the number of quizzes taken.
Detailed Help for GRE Exam Vocabulary Flashcards
· The All Words, Challenging, Advanced, and Most Difficult categories are displayed with the number of cards in the category, quizzes taken, and average quiz performance
· Tap on the ? icon to access these Help instructions
· Tap on the i icon (upper right) to access web-based information (requires an active wireless connection)
Configure Flashcard Set
· To configure card set properties, tap and hold a card set title for 3 seconds (the title will change colors)
· The settings have the following effect:
-- Autoshuffle Cards: ON/OFF: turns auto shuffle off to review the cards in sequence on the first pass
-- Reversible: ON/OFF: turns reversible off to prevent the questions & answers from being reversed
-- Minimum Font Size: establishes the smallest font size displayed when reviewing flashcards
-- Preferred Font Size: establishes the preferred font size displayed before any necessary scaling to prevent intra-word line breaks
-- Save and Close: makes the selected settings active or tap Cancel to keep the previous settings
-- Clear Scores: clears quiz star score for selected card set
Reviewing Flashcard Sets
· Tap on the All Words, Challenging, Advanced, or Most Difficult category to get started· The first vocabulary term is displayed with the part of speech (noun, verb, ...) and phonetic pronunciation · To flip a card, tap the Tap Here text and the definition for the term will be displayed · Tap Synonyms to replace the definition with synonyms · Tap Usage to see the word used in a sample sentence · Tap One Card or Two Card view to display one side of a flashcard or both sides simultaneously · Tap Library at any time to return to the home GRE Flashcards screen
Honor Scoring:
· Tap the green check mark or red X to indicate whether you did or did not know the correct answer and proceed to the next card
· Your score will be tracked with green and red boxes on the scorecard
· Tap the Scorecard icon to show the scorecard or No Scorecard to hide · Note the Scorecard option is not selectable for the All Words card set because of the large number of cards in that set · If you accidentally tap the wrong answer on a card, tap the Study Score % in the upper right hand corner and you will be prompted to change the score on the prior card ··· More allows you to:
Show Multiple Choice:
· Three alternative answers are displayed along with the correct answer
· Scroll through multiple-choice alternatives by swiping your finger up/down on the right side of the screen
· Tap on the correct answer on the left side of the screen to indicate your choice
· The correct answer will be highlighted briefly with green text before flipping to the next card
· Your score will be tracked with green and red boxes on the scorecard
Reverse Question and Answer (Q&A): · By reversing the question and answer, you can test a higher level of understanding · For example: combine Show Multiple Choice and Reverse Q&A to match a definition to one of four term choices Take the Quiz!:
· Your score for this pass through the card set will be factored into your average quiz score
· If you accidentally tap the wrong answer on a card, tap the Quiz Score % in the upper right hand corner and you will be prompted to change the score on the prior card · Tap ···More again and Return to Study Mode to continue studying without saving the quiz score · Tapping Library will also exit the quiz without saving your score or your position in the card set · Press the main menu button on the device to exit the quiz and save your position · Quiz scores are rounded down to a 1 through 5 Star Score with range values of 1-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-90, and 91-100 respectively · You can hide the part of speech (noun, verb, ...) and phonetic pronunciation from the display with this ···More option
Reference Guide Help Basic Operation as a Reference Guide · To get started, scroll through the list of words by swiping your finger up or down
· Tap on any one of the displayed words · The word along with its phonetic pronunciation, definition, sample sentence, synonym(s), and part of speech category will be displayed · Tap on the List icon in the upper left hand corner to return to the list of words · Quickly jump to another letter in the alphabetized list by tapping on the appropriate letter in the vertical A-to-Z column on the right
· Tap Hide Details to list only term names or Show Details to display the term and the its definition
· Tap on the ? icon to access these Help instructions
· Tap on the i icon (upper right) to access web based information (requires an active wireless connection)
Search · To search for a word, tap the Search (magnifying glass) icon, and enter a word using the pop-up keyboard · Tap on the Search button (bottom right side of keyboard) when you have completed entering your search word or Cancel (upper right) to return to the main word list · The search results will be displayed
· Tap on a word to display its phonetic pronunciation, definition, sample sentence, synonym(s), and part of speech category
· Tap on [Reset List] to exit the search results and return to the whole list of words · You can extend the search by switching ON the Search definitions & synonyms switch. The default (OFF position) only searches for a matching word from the main list.
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