Reading Comprehension 1

Front 1

Method

Back 1

1. Read Strategically

2. Read the Question Stem

3. Research the Relevant Text

4. Predict the Correct Answer

5. Evaluate the Answer Choices

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Read Strategically

Back 2

Rule 1 of Method.

• Physical Roadmap

- HIghlight Keywords

- Summarize Paragrahps with Notes

• Mental Roadmap

- Topic

- Scope

- Purpose

- Main Idea

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Topic

Back 3

#1 of Mental Roadmap

The broad category being discussed.

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Scope

Back 4

#2 of Mental Roadmap

Specified within the broad category.

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Purpose

Back 5

#3 of Mental Roadmap

What it's trying to do: explaining, persuading, inferring, etc.

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Main Idea

Back 6

#4 of Mental Roadmap

What's the conclusion? What's the takeaway from the passage.

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Read the Question Stem

Back 7

Rule 2 of the Method.

Identify what the question is asking. Characterize the correct and incorrect answers.

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Global

Back 8

Asks about passage as a whole. Think Topic, Scope, Purpose, Main Idea.

"Main point"

"Primary purpose"

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Detail

Back 9

Asks for a specific fact mentioned. Correct answer will be correct paraphrase.

"According to"

"Passage states"

"Author mentions"

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Inference

Back 10

Asks for deductions that can be made based upon passage. Uses loose language.

"Author's attitude"

"Passage suggests"

"Likely to agree with"

"Can be inferred"

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Logical Function

Back 11

Role a passage or text plays.

"Function"

"Primarily in order to"

"For the purpose of"

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Logical Reasoning

Back 12

Similar to LR problems.

"Supports"

"The reasoning is analogous to"

"The principle aeugnemt"

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Research the Relevant Text

Back 13

Rule 3 of the Method.

Based upon the clues in Q Stem, consult the roadmap.

-- For open-ended Q's, consult Topic, Scope, Purpose, Main Idea.

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Predict the Correct Answer

Back 14

Rule 4 of the Method.

Consulting your research, predict the right answer based upon the Q Stem.

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Evaluate the Answer Choices

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Rule 5 of the Method.

Select the predicted answer, or eliminate the 4 incorrect.

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Out of Scope

Back 16

Choice containing a statement that's too broad, too narrow, or outside the purview.

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Extreme

Back 17

Use of Language that's too strong

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Distortion

Back 18

Mentions details from passage but mangles or mistakes what author says or implies.

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Half-Right / Half-Wrong

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A choice in which one clause follows from the passage but another clause contradicts or distorts the passage.

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180

Back 20

Answer choice that directly contradicts the correct answer.

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Faulty Use of Details

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Choice that accurately states something from the passage but in a manner that incorrectly answers the question.