Tips for GRE Verbal

7/31/2019 Tips for GRE Verbal

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VERBAL


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Find out the story(ask who/what of the

sentence and what information you have)

Identify the CLUE/TRIGGER

Come up with your own word for the blank (asimple word)

Use POE(any answer choice that doesnt match

your word should be eliminated)

Pay attention to the TONE of the sentence. Remember if you dont know the word, dont

waste time, guess an answer and move on


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Follow the same techniques as SE

There is no hard and fast rule that you

need to work with the blanks in order,

choose to work with the blank you findeasy


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Read the questions first so that you can decide

which type of reading you can use effectively

Make a note of the questions on scratch paper

Answer the questions as and when you comeacross the info. (this will save a lot of time)

Always answer the specific questions first

Reading the first and last sentence will give you

a fair idea of the paragraph, skim/scan the infoin between the first and last sentence

Keep your emotions out of GRE RC


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READ SKIM/SCAN

INFORMATION DETAIL

Opinion/point of view Expansion of ideas/info

New idea Examples

contradictory Figures /data/statistics

New piece of information Expression of ideas


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Primary purpose/authors main concern/summarize themain point, idea

this type of questions require information from acrossthe passage.

Organization of the information

logical order/presentation of the informationcovering all the points

Infer/imply/suggest

90% of the time one of the answer choices will beparaphrased info of the question

Select a sentenceunderstanding of the question is imp here

Except/not in the passage

translate the answer choices into YES/NO and the NOwill be the answer


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Consider and select all that apply

possibility for more than one answer to be

right(not mandatory)


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Not in the passage

Irrelevant

Too strong/extreme

Too narrow good=all bad (partially correct)


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Strengthen

Weaken

Assume

Resolve/ExplainID The Reasoning

Conclusion-authors

claim/suggestions/conclusion

Premise- facts upon which the

conclusion is based

Assumptions- missing/unstated

info that helps bridge the gap

between the conclusion and

premise


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FLAWS ASSUMPTIONS

Statistical flaw %=nos, avg is accurate

Sample flaw Given sample is

representative of the general

population/data can begeneralized

Causal flaw X --- Y

No 3rd variable/factors

No reverse cause

Analogy flaw X and Y are similar and thuscomparable


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Read and ID the question

strengthen/justify/support

Work the argument

ID the conclusion, premise and flaws Predict what the answer should do

any answer choice that bridges the gap B/W

the conclusion and premise and strengthens the

assumptions of the flaws POE

irrelevant and weakens


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weaken/undermine/cast doubt

Work the argument

ID the conclusion, premise and flaws.Pay attention to language shift

Predict what the answer should do

any answer choice that widens the gap

B/W the conclusion and premise andweakens the assumptions of the flaws

POE

irrelevant and strengthens


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assume/assumption/presupposition

Work the argument

ID the conclusion, premise and flaws. Payattention to language shift


addresses and supports the assumptions of

the flaws POE

irrelevant and weakens


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resolve/explain theincrease/decrease/discrepancy/paradox

Work the argument

not always will there be conclusion, soidentify the facts.


any answer choice that will keep the given

facts true POE

irrelevant/addresses one conflict/worsens theconflict/does nothing to clear the conflict


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role of bolded/highlighted phrases OR two

speakers

Work the argumentIdentify the conclusion, premise and the flaws.if

there are two speakers identify the same for the

two

Predict what the answer should dodepends on the question

POE

irrelevant/partially correct

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