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GMAT Reading Comprehension

Subjects : gmat, reading-and-comprehension

Instructions:

Answer 43 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Strategy for Sentence Correction

2. Reading Comprehension Inference questions
Countable things 'How many'
Identify most offensive flaw in author's reasoning; explain why it is questionable
Make sure there is DIRECT DETAILED support for inference in the question stimulus but usually NOT CATEGORICAL
Supports the conclusion. usually what isn't the conclusion. Sometimes this is just a conjecture.

3. Strategy for Reading Comprehension
1) Read strategically: Passage Map - Topic/Scope/Purpose or Main Idea 2) Analyse question stem 3) Research relevant text in passage 4) Make Prediction 5) Evaluate answer choices
To shrink back physically or emotionally
Are usually wrong
Make sure there is DIRECT DETAILED support for inference in the question stimulus but usually NOT CATEGORICAL

4. Analogies - metaphors and other comparisons all require...
Show that you understand the argument by PARAPHRASING it and saying IT FAILS TO CONVINCE (don't have to say why yet)
Are usually wrong
Non countable things 'How much'
Parallel structure

5. Items being compared must be both ... and ... comparable
Grammatically...logically
At FEWER than 68000 people
Describe evidence that would STRENGTHEN the argument and CONCLUDE that without such evidence you're not persuaded (DON'T have 1 sad and lonely sentence here).
'with'

6. A statistical syllogism (proportional syllogism or direct inference)
Make sure that the subject of that phrase is what follows the comma (e.g. p175 qq34-36 of coursebook)
1. Identify the question type 2. Untangle the stimulus 3. Predict the answer 4. Evaluate choices
A comparison trap i.e. make sure that the word after like is compared to something of a similar kind (apples and apples) e.g. 'Unlike Latvia - Lithuania - the economy of Estonia...' is incorrect (take out the economy of)
A common flaw where... argues from a generalization true for the most part to a particular case (in contrast to induction - which argues from particular cases to generalisations).

7. What is the conclusion in Critical Reasoning questions? How do you find it.

8. In Critical Reasoning Inference questions - an inference may follow from a single...
Describe evidence that would STRENGTHEN the argument and CONCLUDE that without such evidence you're not persuaded (DON'T have 1 sad and lonely sentence here).
From -between... and
Show that you understand the argument by PARAPHRASING it and saying IT FAILS TO CONVINCE (don't have to say why yet)
Sentence or fact

9. 'Distinguish red ... green' 'distinguish .... red ... green
A native of
From -between... and
Native to
Answers are outside scope - 180s - and irrelevant comparisons.

10. What is the evidence in Critical Reasoning questions?

11. 'There is' 'There are'. where is the subject
Show that you understand the argument by PARAPHRASING it and saying IT FAILS TO CONVINCE (don't have to say why yet)
After the verb
After
Singular

12. Argument Essay Paragraph 2

13. 'Not only' is always followed by

14. Argument Essay Para 4

15. Argument Essay Para 3

16. Preposition after 'to be modelled'
Make sure there is DIRECT DETAILED support for inference in the question stimulus but usually NOT CATEGORICAL
After
1. Identify the question type 2. Untangle the stimulus 3. Predict the answer 4. Evaluate choices
After the verb

17. Answer choices with 'There is/are/has/have'...
Countable things 'How many'
Parallel structure
A comparison trap i.e. make sure that the word after like is compared to something of a similar kind (apples and apples) e.g. 'Unlike Latvia - Lithuania - the economy of Estonia...' is incorrect (take out the economy of)
Are usually wrong

18. Strategy for Critical Reasoning questions
1. Identify the question type 2. Untangle the stimulus 3. Predict the answer 4. Evaluate choices
Are usually wrong
At FEWER than 68000 people
A common flaw where... argues from a generalization true for the most part to a particular case (in contrast to induction - which argues from particular cases to generalisations).

19. 'Fewer' and 'number' refer to ...and answer the question...

20. Classic flaws in Critical Reasoning 'Flaw Questions' stem
Native to
At FEWER than 68000 people
A common flaw where... (Most of what authority a has to say on subject matter S is correct. a says p about S. Therefore - p is correct.)
Mistaking correlation for causation - confusing actual value with percent

21. To be regarded 'as' or not 'as'

22. Causation/correlation
Non countable things 'How much'
A common flaw where... (is the relationship causal? are there other possible causes?)
After
Are usually wrong

23. When there is a modifying phrase at the beginning of the sentence -
A common flaw where... lack focus of evidence and focus of conclusion
1) Read strategically: Passage Map - Topic/Scope/Purpose or Main Idea 2) Analyse question stem 3) Research relevant text in passage 4) Make Prediction 5) Evaluate answer choices
Make sure that the subject of that phrase is what follows the comma (e.g. p175 qq34-36 of coursebook)
Native to

24. Disconnect
Finds a connection between the 2 parts of the stimulus in boldface
Only infinitive e.g. 'to turn' (never 'to turning')
A common flaw where... lack focus of evidence and focus of conclusion
From -between... and

25. Typical wrong answers in Critical Reasoning
Answers are outside scope - 180s - and irrelevant comparisons.
Only infinitive e.g. 'to turn' (never 'to turning')
1) Read the original sentence carefully - LOOKING FOR ERRORS; if you don't spot errors - go to step 2: 2) Scan and group the answer choices 3) Eliminate choices until only one remains
Countable things 'How many'

26. To+verb: verb can be in which tense?

27. 'With total employment at less than 68000 people...' what should change?
Native to
At FEWER than 68000 people
1) Read the original sentence carefully - LOOKING FOR ERRORS; if you don't spot errors - go to step 2: 2) Scan and group the answer choices 3) Eliminate choices until only one remains
It - they - its - their - them - which and that

28. A llama is 'a native of' / 'native to' Peru
Point of the author's argument. Conclusion words - the One Sentence Test - Fact vs Opinion
Finds a connection between the 2 parts of the stimulus in boldface
Native to
Answers are outside scope - 180s - and irrelevant comparisons.

29. 'Like' or 'unlike' triggers

30. Confusion of absolute numbers and percentages
A common flaw where... for example - which is larger - one-third of x or one-half of y? Without any information to compare x and y - we cannot answer this question.
A common flaw where... (is the relationship causal? are there other possible causes?)
Show that you understand the argument by PARAPHRASING it and saying IT FAILS TO CONVINCE (don't have to say why yet)
After the verb

31. Preposition after verb 'to credit'

32. Various subjects enumerated with an 'OR' indicates singular or plural for verb conjugation?
Singular
OTHER
Identify another flaw in author's reasoning; explain why it is questionable
1) Read the original sentence carefully - LOOKING FOR ERRORS; if you don't spot errors - go to step 2: 2) Scan and group the answer choices 3) Eliminate choices until only one remains

33. 'Less' and 'amount' refer to ...and answer the question...

34. Recoil
To shrink back physically or emotionally
From -between... and
Non countable things 'How much'
Show that you understand the argument by PARAPHRASING it and saying IT FAILS TO CONVINCE (don't have to say why yet)

35. Answer choices with word 'being'...
Parallel structure
Are usually wrong
After the verb
To shrink back physically or emotionally

36. Appeal to authority
After the verb
Only infinitive e.g. 'to turn' (never 'to turning')
Identify most offensive flaw in author's reasoning; explain why it is questionable
A common flaw where... (Most of what authority a has to say on subject matter S is correct. a says p about S. Therefore - p is correct.)

37. Preposition after 'to be considered'
'as'
At FEWER than 68000 people
None
Are usually wrong

38. Bolded statement questions commonly ask to choose the answer that...
Are usually wrong
Finds a connection between the 2 parts of the stimulus in boldface
None
Are usually wrong

39. A person is 'a native of' / 'native to' the UK?
1) Read strategically: Passage Map - Topic/Scope/Purpose or Main Idea 2) Analyse question stem 3) Research relevant text in passage 4) Make Prediction 5) Evaluate answer choices
To shrink back physically or emotionally
Native to
A native of

40. Limiting Words

41. 'Better than at any time' or 'better than at any OTHER time'?
Native to
A common flaw where... argues from a generalization true for the most part to a particular case (in contrast to induction - which argues from particular cases to generalisations).
OTHER
A common flaw where... lack focus of evidence and focus of conclusion

42. Typical pronouns that cause trouble
It - they - its - their - them - which and that
Show that you understand the argument by PARAPHRASING it and saying IT FAILS TO CONVINCE (don't have to say why yet)
After the verb
Make sure that the subject of that phrase is what follows the comma (e.g. p175 qq34-36 of coursebook)

43. Argument Essay Paragraph 1