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Can you provide me some strategies to keep in mind for answering Reading Comprehension questions for Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)?
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Some strategies to keep in mind for answering Reading Comprehension questions for Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) are as follows:

1. Read between the Paragraphs.
2. Read for Author's Main Idea and Primary Purpose.
3. Create a thought flowchart by writing down the Main Idea and Primary purpose after each paragraph.
4. The Main Idea of the passage is the repeated idea in each of the Main ideas (of the paragraphs)
5. The primary purpose is mostly the Primary purpose of the concluding paragraph.
6. Classify the passages as
1. Explanatory (Mostly Science passages, explain one theory/phenomenon in detail)
2. Comparative (two or more point of views on a theory/topic. Doesn't go in much detail)
3. Argumentative (Subjective, opinionated. Mostly social science/ business topics. Pros and cons of a topic with author's views on them)
7. Paraphrase the text to simplify.
8. Don't over read. Skip examples, dates, lengthy names, any details which can be referred in case something is asked explicitly.
9. Don't go for choices which hold true only for one part of the author's argument.
10. Don't go for choices which exaggerate the author's conclusion.
11. Don't fill in the blanks yourself. Use only as much is there in the passage.
12. At the end of reading, ask yourself questions like : What was the passage about? What was author's motive in writing all this?
13. Read quickly through soporific passages.
14. Read the first question before the Passage.
15. Use Critical Reasoning techniques for reasoning/inference/ strengthen/weaken questions.

Types of Reading Comprehension Questions

1. Universal – This question-type asks about the big picture, the passage as a whole.
• “Which of the following best summarizes the passage?”
• “What is the author attempting to illustrate through this passage?”
• “What is the thematic highlight of this passage?”
• “Which of the following best describes one of the main ideas ____?”

2. Specific – This type asks about details from the passage. The correct answer is often a paraphrase of something directly stated in the passage.
• “Which _____ has not been cited as ______?”
• “According to the author, what is ______?”
• “By a _______, the author means…”
• “According to the passage, _______?”
• “Which factor has not been cited _______?”

3. Vocab-in-Context – This is a type of Specific question which asks about the use of a particular word or phrase.
• “In the passage, the phrase _____ refers to”
• “In the sentence, _______, what is the meaning of ‘___’?”

4. Function – This type of question asks about the logical structure of a passage.
• “The author cites ______, in order to”
• “The _____ in the passage has been used by the author to”
• “Which of the following best describes the reason the author ____?”

5. Inference – Inference questions require you to understand what is implied by but not necessarily stated in the passage. The correct answer may rely on subtle phrases from the passage and be hard to find/less obvious than Specific questions.
• “The passage uses _____ to imply that ___”
• “Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?”
• “What does the author mean by _____?”
• “What can be inferred when the author states____?”
• The sentence, ‘______’, implies that”

6. Application – This is a slightly more specific type of inference question, where you’re asking to choose an answer which mimics a process or exemplifies a situation described in the passage.
• Which of the following could be used to replace_______?
• “A _____, as conceptualized in the passage, can best be described as____”
• “Which of the following best illustrates the situation ____”

7. Tone – This question type is also a specific type of inference, requiring you to infer the author’s point of view and position on certain statements.
• “The author of the passage is most likely to agree with ____?”
• “Which of the following views does the author most likely support__?”
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