RC Question Types Flashcards
“main idea”
Global
“purpose”
Global
“organization”
Global
Global questions
Think big picture, whole story, consult roadmap
“according to the author”
detail
“according to the passage”
detail
“the passage states”
detail
“the author mentions”
detail
Categorical language refers to
detail
Detail questions
Research the relevant text. the answer is explicitly stated in the passage
“the author implies”
inference
“the passage suggests”
inference
“most likely to agree”
Inference
“author’s attitude can be described as”
Inference
loose language question
inference
“the author… primarily in order to”
Logic function
“primary purpose of the first paragraph”
Logic function
“best describes the function of”
Logic function
Logic function questions
look at the contest of the detail or paragraph and use Keywords to determine why the author put it there
Logic reasoning questions
mimic the type of LR questions, use that strategy
Kaplan method for RC
1) Read passage strategically
2) Identify the question type
3) research the relevant text
4) make a prediction
5) Evaluate the answer choices
5 RC Question types
global, detail, inference, logic function, logic reasoning
