Lesson 2: The questions

Question 1

Question types

Answer 1

main point
structure
function
tone
detail
inference
argument

Question 2

Question types
Big picture

Answer 2

main point
structure
function
tone
detail
** AC will come from issue, POV or structure

Question 3

Inference questions

Answer 3

belief (common)
reality
analogy
continuation
interpret a term
passage answers
source

Question 4

argument questions

Answer 4

necessary
strengthen (strong language)
weaken (strong language)

Question 5

main point

Answer 5

review issue and APOV
correct AC will state or refer to these

Question 6

structure

Answer 6

the correct AC will refer to flow of the passage
or present elements in the correct order

match vague language from the AC to the passage

Question 7

tone

Answer 7

ask whose attitude and towards what?
the correct AC will accurately represent that POV

Question 8

function

Answer 8

before going to the ACs:
- identify the object statement
- determine whether the OS is a part of the big picture or the minutiae
- find immediate context
- relate to BP (usually APOV0

Correct AC will state or refer to big picture

Question 9

argument

Answer 9

before going to the ACs
- engage in assumption analysis

** prefer strong language

Question 10

detail

Answer 10

before going to ACs:
- identify the scope of the Q to narrow the relevant text

when going to the ACs, recognize a verbatim statement of or a paraphrase of the relevant text

Question 11

inference

Answer 11

identify the scope of the questions

** prefer weak language (the one weak language AC will be the correct one)

Question 12

belief inference

Answer 12

“Smith could most likely agree”
“it can be inferred the author belives”

easier to infer someone believes something to be true rather than proving it to be true

Question 13

reality inference

Answer 13

“the passage suggests…is true”
“the passage supports…the following statement”
“can be inferred that the following happened”

Do not reference the OPOV if trying to infer something about reality
and watch out for strong language

Question 14

analogy inference

Answer 14

“most analogous”
“most clearly exemplifies by”
“most closely conforms to”

Treat like a principle above questions
predict the basic elements
use POE

Question 15

Continuation inference

Answer 15

“would not logically conclude”
“most likely be found”
“would most appropriately continue”

the correct AC will go back to the pig picture by relating it to the issue or APOV

** will not introduce new ideas in the ACs

Question 16

interpret a term inference

Answer 16

“the phrase most likely means”

go back to the targeted text in the passage.
use two strategies
1. fill in the blank with the language from the AC to test it.
2. use POE based on strong/weak language

Question 17

passage answers inference

Answer 17

“the passage provides info intended to help answer each/ “ “ except”

question stem will ask about whether or not the passage indicates who did something or how something was done

Question 18

source inference

Answer 18

“it can be inferred that the author of the passage is a”
“ given its tone and content, which one of the following is the passage most likely drawn?”

TMs will give you hints in the issue or APOV, as to the authors relationship to the passage or the profession

Question 19

Strengthen argument

Answer 19

“most strongly support”
“most strengthened”

treat like a strengthen question
** prefer strong language

Question 20

weaken argument

Answer 20

“most undermines”
“would weaken”
“call into question”

treat like a weaken question
** prefer strong language

Question 21

assumption necessary argument

Answer 21

“the following is a principle that underlies the reasoning”
“fundamental”

treat like an assumption nec questions
**prefer weak language