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Verbal Reasoning: reading comprehension

Detail, inference and application

Verbal Reasoning: reading comprehension · Lesson 3 of 5

Lesson 3 of 5

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Unit 3

Verbal Reasoning: reading comprehension

5 lessons · 5 h 50 min of study

Active reading and passage mapping1 h of study
Main idea, structure, purpose and tone1 h 10 min of study
Detail, inference and applicationReading · 0%
Select-one-or-more and select-in-passage questions1 h of study
Argument paragraphs: strengthen, weaken, assume, explain1 h 20 min of study

This unit is ≈21% of the GRE, across 5 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 3 of 5 · Verbal Reasoning: reading comprehension

Detail, inference and application

3 quick checks≈6% of the testStretch: Stretch: harder material that separates the top grades

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By the end you’ll be able to

Locate explicitly stated information and recognise it when it is paraphrased
Draw inferences that must be true from the passage, rejecting choices that are merely plausible or go beyond the text
Apply the passage’s reasoning or principle to a new situation or analogous case
Handle EXCEPT/NOT/LEAST questions and extreme-language traps (always, never, entirely)

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