Lesson 2: The Three Question Types

Question 1

What are CMP questions?

Answer 1

Foundations of Comprehension questions

Question 2

What are the two types of CMP questions

Answer 2

1. Basic Components of the Text
2. Infer Meaning or Intent

Question 3

State:

Key ideas in CMP Basic Components of the Text Questions

Answer 3

1. What does the author mean by a certain word or phrase?
2. What is the main idea of this passage or paragraph?

These questions ask you to paraphrase the corresponding content ina way that mirrors the passage

Question 4

State:

Key Ideas in CMP Infer Meaning or Intent Questions

Answer 4

1. What is the nonliteral meaning or implication of a certain word?
2. What assumptions is the author making in a certain statement?

Key Idea: These questions are specific and require you to make reasonable

Question 5

What are the two types of RWT questions?

Answer 5

1. Integrating Information
2. Identifying and Assessing Arguments

Question 6

What is the difference between CMP questions and RWT Integrating Information questions?

Answer 6

RWT requires integrating information from multiple places in the passage
* Grappling with different perspectives and points of view presented in a passage

Question 7

State:

Key Ideas in RWT Identifying and Assessing Arguments Questions

Answer 7

1. What is the argument being made and how does it relate to other passage components?
2. Is the argument credible? What evidence is provided to support a given claim?

Question 8

What should on rely on in RWT Identifying and Assessing Arguments Questions?

Answer 8

Rely on the idea that authoritative, objective, and evidence-backed arguments are stronger than unsupported assertions or extreme generalizations

Question 9

What is the largest percentage of CARS questions?

Answer 9

RBT

Question 10

True or False:

RBT questions invivt speculation or subjectivity

Answer 10

False, they require leaps beyond what is stated in the text but supported by the passage

Question 11

What are the two types of RBT questions?

Answer 11

1. Extrapolation
2. Incorporation

Question 12

State:

Key Ideas in RBT Extrapolation Questions

Answer 12

Involves taking a viewpoint expressed in the passage and making a prediction about how that viewpoint would be applied in a new context
* How might the author respond to new information? What advice would they give in a related context?
* Which analogy best captures the relationship presented in the passage?

Question 13

State:

Key Ideas in RBT Incorporation Questions

Answer 13

Involves taking new information provided in the question and determining how that information affects the viewpoints presented in the passage
* Does this new information strengthen weaken, or not affect this passage argument?

Question 14

What is the core concept behind RBT questions?

Answer 14

Ask you to make a link between material in the passage and something new given in the question

Question 15

What are Macroscopic CMP questions?

Answer 15

• Deal with the main idea or purpose of the passage
• Questions that ask about the main idea of the passage when it is stated literally
• Questions that ask about the author’s overall purpose or intention

Question 16

What are Microscopic CMP Questions?

Answer 16

• Deals with sentences, phrases, words
• Questions that ask about the literal meaning of a specific word or sentence
• Questions that ask about the meaning of rhetorical devices, figures of speech, tonal indicators, etc.

Question 17

What type of argument of flaws are there?

Answer 17

1. Errors of Omission
2. Errors of Inclusion

Question 18

Define:

Errors of Omission

Answer 18

When the passage author omits something that might have strengthened the argument had it been included

Question 19

Define:

Errors of Inclusion

Answer 19

When the author includes something that contradicts or undermines something else mentioned in the passage

Question 20

In RBT questions:

What is the general principle behind Extrapolation Questions?

Answer 20

Assumes passage information is fixed and not subject to change

Question 21

In RBT questions:

What is the general principle behind Incorporation Questions?

Answer 21

Assumes passage ideas are malleable, or not fixed

Question 22

What do extrapolation questions do?

Answer 22

Ask you how passage information might apply to new contexts or be used tinterpret other, newly introduced information

Question 23

What do incorporation questions do?

Answer 23

Ask you whether a newly introduced fact supports or challenges an idea described in the passage OR to choose which new possibility would undermine the author’s narrative

Question 24

What are key aspects of each CARS questions types?

Answer 24

• Has a distinctive relationship with the passage (requires good reading style)
• Associated with certain types of incorrect answer choices

Question 25

What should I practice in narrow-scope CMP questions?

Answer 25

Refining your highlighting strategy