RC Flashcards
1
Q
Keywords
A
COCSIEC
2
Q
keywords: COCSIEC
A
emphasis/ opinion contrast logic illustration sequence/chronology continuation
3
Q
big pic
A
topic: subject matter
scope: angle
purpose: reason for writing
main idea: conclusion (scope+purpose)
4
Q
wrong answer types
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outside the scope extreme distortion 180 faulty of detail half- right/half-wrong
5
Q
question types
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global inference detail logic function logic reasoning
6
Q
global q
A
passage as a whole
main idea? purpose?
7
Q
inference q
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correct answer ‘based on or follows from the passage….’ without actually being explicitly stated
- when q asks you to apply something from the passage, treat it as an inference on a hypothetical situation
- author’s attitude: inference q
8
Q
detail q
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close paraphrase something explicitly stated in the passage
detail EXCEPT!!
9
Q
logic function q
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always includes research clue
why has the author included ‘it’
10
Q
logic reasoning q
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mirror logical reasoning questions
- if true, most strengthen/weakens
- parallel reasoning
