These steps we took for reading comprehension are the same for short passages as they are for long passages. The difference is, in long passages, you want to make sure you find the main point of each paragraph so that you know what the author is doing over the span of the entire passage. The ...…
Let’s have a look at a sample reading comprehension passage and question. This is the basic set up you will see on Test Day. On the left hand side of the screen you will see the passage, with about every 5th line numbered. And on the right you will see the question. Now, don’t read ...…
One way to arrive at the correct answer on test day is to use word charge. This is similar to a strategy used in antonyms. Recognize the positive, negative, or neutral charge of what would go in the blank and eliminate answer choices based on that. This is very helpful if you don’t know the ...…
On test day, you may see one or two questions of the type called “Text Completion.” Text Completion really is just a form of a sentence completion; use the same principles as you would use on any other sentence completion question. Let’s take a closer look at these to make sure we are comfortable with ...…
Reading comprehension questions are among the most dreaded questions on the GRE. This does not have to be the case, however, if we simply train ourselves to read in a certain way. To begin with, though, lets talk about the basic question format so we can know what to expect. First of all, know that ...…