3. Common questions of directly answered questions
“Unstated”
Detail
Questions
Pronoun
Referent
Questions
Stated Detail
Questions
4. Stated Detail Questions
Asking about one piece of information in the passage, not the
passage as a whole
Answers are being given in order in the passage.
The correct answer is often a RESTATEMENT of what is given
in the passage.
Correct answers = same ideas written in the passage (different
words)
5. How to identify?
According
to the
passage, …
It is stated in
the passage,
…
The author
mentions
that, …
The passage
indicates
that, …
Which of the
following is
true … ?
6. Unstated Detail Questions
Finding an answer which is NOT stated or NOT
mentioned or NOT true in the passage
Three of the answers are stated, mentioned, or true in
the passage, while one is NOT.
Finally, find the three correct answers and choose the
one remaining answer
7. How to identify?
Which of the following is not stated … ?
Which of the following is not mentioned
…?
Which of the following is not discussed
…?
All of the following are true except …
8. Finding Noun Referent
A noun is generally used first
in a passage.
The pronoun that refers to it
comes after.
You should look BEFORE
the pronoun to find the noun.