Reading

Question 1

Main Point (BIG PICTURE)

Answer 1

MP will state or refer to the issue and the APOV

Question 2

Main Point Stem Language (BIG PICTURE)

Answer 2

main point, main purpose, primary purpose, title of the passage, seeks to primary answer

Question 3

Structure (BIG PICTURE)

Answer 3

STR will refer, very vaguely to the BP parts of the passage, in order

Question 4

Structure Language (BIG PICTURE)

Answer 4

organization, structure of the passage

Question 5

Tone (BIG PICTURE)

Answer 5

will state the tone of som POV

Question 6

Tone Language (BIG PICTURE)

Answer 6

tone, attitude, feelings, stance

Question 7

Function (BIG PICTURE)

Answer 7

will describe the relationship between some aspect of the passage and BP

Question 8

Function Language (BIG PICTURE)

Answer 8

function, role, purpose of, primarily serves to, primarily in order to, why does the author mention

Question 9

Reality Inference (INF Based)

Answer 9

will state an inference about reality that can be inferred from the info in the passage

Question 10

Reality Inference Language (INF Based)

Answer 10

inference, infer, inferred, supports which of the following, passage suggests, following most likely to be true

Question 11

Belief Inference (INF Based)

Answer 11

will state an inference about someone’s belief from the info in the passage

Question 12

Belief Based Language (INF Based)

Answer 12

most likely to agree, hold which of the following views, most likely assent to, inferred…author believes, most likely regard, passage suggests…were skeptical, most likely to reject

Question 13

Analogy (INF Based)

Answer 13

will describe a statement that has the same 2-4 distinctive elements

Question 14

Analogy Language (INF Based)

Answer 14

most closely parallels, most analogous, situations most similar to

Question 15

Continuation (INF Based)

Answer 15

will state an inference about reality that can be inferred from the BP info in the passage

Question 16

Continuation Language (INF Based)

Answer 16

most likely continue the passage, most appropriately added to the end of the passage

Question 17

Interpret a Term (INF Based)

Answer 17

will define or describe a term as the term is used in the passage

Question 18

Interpret a Term Language (INF Based)

Answer 18

uses the term x…to refer to, meaning of the phrase, term x means, uses x primarily to refer to, closest to the meaning of the phrase, most likely means, use the term x, primarily in order to refer to, means to suggest

Question 19

Passage Answers (INF Based)

Answer 19

will ask a question, the answer to which can be inferred from the passage

Question 20

Passage Answers Language (INF Based)

Answer 20

concerned with answering…following questions, passage sufficient to answer, questions explicitly addressed in the passage, passage provides information most helpful in answering

Question 21

Source (INF Based)

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will state something about the source of the passage that can be inferred from the passage

Question 22

Source Language (INF Based)

Answer 22

from which of the following sources, most likely…intended audience, from what larger work, author’s relationship to, Author’s occupation

Question 23

Example of a Theory (INF Based)

Answer 23

will describe or provide an example of some theory (idea) described in the passage

Question 24

Example of a Theory Language (INF Based)

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best illustrates…the recommendation, example of the theory, following conforms to the policy advocated

Question 25

Point at Issue (INF Based)

Answer 25

will make a statement with which one POV will agree and the other will disagree

Question 26

Point at Issue Language (INF Based)

Answer 26

disagree, point at issue, agree

Question 27

Strengthen (Argument)

Answer 27

will make the POV more likely to be true

Question 28

Strengthen Language (Argument)

Answer 28

following…if true would most strengthen

Question 29

Weaken (Argument)

Answer 29

will make the POV less likely to be true

Question 30

Weaken Language (Argument)

Answer 30

weaken, undermines, call into question, cast most doubt

Question 31

Necessary (Argument)

Answer 31

will state something that needs to be true for the POV to be true

Question 32

Necessary Language (Argument)

Answer 32

presumes, assumes, assumption, take for granted, depend on, conform to which of the following principles

Question 33

Detail (It’s in there)

Answer 33

will restate something stated in the passage

Question 34

Detail Language (It’s in there)

Answer 34

passage states, is mentioned, cites, passage identifies, author distinguishes…regarding, passage indicates, the following was true, according to the passage…one reason…was, according to the passage…had, was true, is a claim advanced by the author, is true

Question 35

Method (It’s in there)

Answer 35

will describe the way some part of the passage proceeds, but in vague terms

Question 36

Method Language (It’s in there)

Answer 36

seeks to advance its argument by, relationship between the final paragraph and the first paragraph