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Verbal Reasoning: reading comprehension

Main idea, structure, purpose and tone

Verbal Reasoning: reading comprehension · Lesson 2 of 5

Lesson 2 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 toneReading · 0%
Detail, inference and application1 h 20 min of study
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 2 of 5 · Verbal Reasoning: reading comprehension

Main idea, structure, purpose and tone

3 quick checks≈5% of the testCore: Core: tested on most papers

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By the end you’ll be able to

Identify the primary purpose and main idea, rejecting choices that are too broad, too narrow or distorted
Determine the function of a sentence, phrase, example or paragraph (“serves to”, “in order to”)
Describe how a passage is organised (claim then evidence, problem then solution, old view then new view)

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Adaptive questions on main idea, structure, purpose and tone.

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Identify the author’s tone and attitude, including qualified and mixed attitudes

Determine the meaning of a word or phrase as it is used in the passage

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