READING COMPREHENSION PRINCIPLES

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