When you notice the long or short reading comprehension question
Your notes will most probably be structured as follows (mainly for tough passages)
Add to the previous point
Provide contrast
Provide conceding contrast ( author unwillingly agrees)
Provide emphatic contrast
(author asserts own position)
Dismiss the previous point
Point out similarity
Structure the discussion
Give example
Generalize
Sum up, perhaps with exception
Sum up, perhaps with exception
Indicate logical result
Indicate logical cause
Restate for clarity
Hedge or soften position
Strengthen position
Introduce surprise
Reveal author's attitude
Relationship
Focus attention
should
In order to trick you on some specific questions, the GRE will offer
Beware of choices that are out of scope
Watch out for one word wrong
Always be careful to differentiate between opinions ...
Be aware of extreme language like
When considering a tone question
A question that asks for an inference from the passage is a specific question; make sures
When assessing a passage's organization..
Keep an eye out for numbers, calculations, dates and conclusions that may be made as a result of mutual exclusivity.
Don't rely entirely on short-term memory to answer specific questions.
The Seven strategies for Reading Comprehension
For General Questions, instead of rereading,
For General Questions, rereading the entire passage ...
If you are stuck between two answer choices on a General Question..
For Specific questions, first
For Specific q's, once u find the keywds...
JUSTIFY every word in the answer choice.
Reading comprehension inferences rarely go far beyond what is stated in the passage.
When you read "The passage suggests...." or " the passage implies..." you should..
You must decide how frequently you stop to take notes
For body paras, it is often counterproductive to ....
When reading body paras, be on the lookout for...
The way to find the Point is to ask...
Before reading the passage, ALWAYS
BIG PICTURE READING 1
EMOTIONAL ATTITUDE
BIG PICTURE READING 2
SIMPLE STORY
BIG PICTURE READING 3
Link what you already know
BIG PICTURE READING 4
Unpack the beginning
To unpack the beginning
BIG PICTURE READING 5
Link what you have just read.
BIG PICTURE READING 6
Pay attention to signals
BIG PICTURE READING 7
Pick up the pace
Most valuable assets on GRE are
Components of passages
How do you become a more active reader?
THE POINT
The point
For an unfriendly passage
Headline list for short para serves to
Create a headline list for short paras by
Headline list for short paras may be used as
For short para with 2 associated questions
For the long para
Long para time frames