GRE Verbal Tips Flashcards
when answering fill-in-the-blank questions
hone in on VIPS
be cautious of ABSOLUTE or EXTREME words
these answers are often false
contrast between what the author BELIEVES and what the author describes as society believing
author vs. the society in the passage
rule out answers that include strong language or
words that overreach
when answering reading comprehension questions, eliminate
choices that contain land mines
“at the same time”
on the other hand
“nothing if not”
it wasn’t great but at least it was this one thing
GRE sentences often use a pattern of mentioning two things and then giving more information about those two things in the same order
often, the first part of a sentence mentions the first part of the next sentence and the second part mentions the next
“proportion”
means a subset not the entire thing in RC questions
watch out for EX answers and NM answers
for Reading Comprehension
for “can be inferred” questions
the converse can also be true in answer choices
“if anything”
means if it does anything at all
new strategy for RC
- Instructions
- Q
- Synop ->VIPS
- select by-the-book answer
“all but”
very nearly
yet
shifting tone
