Reading Comprehension Question Types

The author’s main point is…

Big Picture - Main Idea

The author’s major contention is…

Big Picture - Main Idea

The main idea expressed in the passage is…

Big Picture - Main Idea

The primary purpose of the passage is to…

Big Picture - Main Idea

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the passage?

Big Picture - Main Idea

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the central idea of the passage?

Big Picture - Main Idea

Which one of the following statements most accurately summarizes the content of the passage?

Big Picture - Main Idea

Which one of the following most accurately states the main point of Passage A?

Big Picture - Main Idea

Which one of the following is the central topic of each passage?

Big Picture - Main Idea

In the context of the passage, the description of a work of art as “uplifting” mainly refers to its ….

Big Picture - Use of a Word or Phrase

In using the phrase “the bane of his existence” the author of Passage A most probably means to refer to…

Big Picture - Use of a Word or Phrase

Which one of the following most accurately describes the author’s use of the word “enfranchise” in line 17 and “disenfranchise” in line 36?

Big Picture - Use of a Word or Phrase

The author uses the word “interminable” (line 14) most likely in order to express…

Big Picture - Use of a Word or Phrase

By referring to the scientist’s argument as “highly suspect” (line 36), the author most clearly intends to emphasize…

Big Picture - Use of a Word or Phrase

The author most likely refers to the Magna Carta (lines 20-23) and the Declaration of Independence, mentioned in lines 43-44, for which one of the following reasons?

Big Picture - Use of a Word or Phrase

Which one of the following expressions most accurately conveys the sense of the word “paramount” as it is used in line 43?

Big Picture - Use of a Word or Phrase

The passage most strongly suggests that the business owner believed that “net profit” should be defined in a way that…

Big Picture - Use of a Word or Phrase

The author describes the coincidence mentioned in the last paragraph as “extraordinary” in order to suggest that the coincidence…

Big Picture - Use of a Word or Phrase

The author provides an example of a contemporary issue in lines 14-15 primarily in order to…

Big Picture - Function

The author’s discussion of rites of passage serves primarily to…

Big Picture - Function

Which one of the following describes the author’s primary purpose in mentioning the fact that the Mexican gray wolf is endangered?

Big Picture - Function

The first sentence of the passage functions primarily in which one of the following ways?

Big Picture - Function

In discussing the opinions of the landlord, the author of Passage B seeks primarily to…

Big Picture - Function

The main purpose of the first paragraph of the passage is to…

Big Picture - Function

The author of the passage would be most likely to agree with which one of the following statements?

Big Picture - Agree with a View

It can be inferred from the passage that Madame Curie would most likely have agreed with which one of the following statements about the fear that scientific discoveries can have negative consequences for humanity?

Big Picture - Agree with a View

Given the information in the passage, the author would be most likely to agree with which one of the following statements?

Big Picture - Agree with a View

It can be inferred from the passage that Gandhi most likely held which one of the following views?

Big Picture - Agree with a View

It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be most likely to view the “outlandish opinions” mentioned in line 15 as…

Big Picture - Agree with a View

As it is describes in the passage, an interactive research methodology would be best exemplified by a research project that…

Big Picture - Application/Extension

Given the information in the passage, to which one of the following would magnetic resonance imaging likely be most applicable?

Big Picture - Application/Extension

The ethical principle supported in the passage would be most relevant as a standard for deciding that which one of the following is ethically ambiguous?

Big Picture - Application/Extension

The author’s description of consensus decision making suggests that which one of the following would be least appropriately described as a valid response to a person who refuses to understand the opinions of others

Big Picture - Application/Extension

Based on the passage, Einstein’s attitude toward the quantum physicist’s view would be most softened if the quantum physicist were to …

Big Picture - Application/Extension

The author most probably means to include which one of the following groups among the “supporters of a transformational agenda” referred to in line 32?

Big Picture - Application/Extension

Suppose that a a team of physicists has detected a particle that dos not follow the laws of either relatively theory or quantum mechanics. Which one of the following actions by the international physics community would most closely meet Einstein’s criteria for “the ability to reevaluate established theory” as described in lines 23-26?

Big Picture - Application/Extension

Based on the passage, which one of the following scenarios is most similar to the way in which the early settlers attempted to establish security?

Big Picture - Analogous Situation

The passage indicates that the works of Plato and teachings of Socrates were similar in that….

Big Picture - Analogous Situation

As described in the passage, the university’s policy for dealing with plagiarism is most closely analogous to which one of the following situations?

Big Picture - Analogous Situation

The relationship between the tribes that depend on fishing and the tribes that depend on hunting, as described in the passage, is most analogous to the relationship between which one of the following pairs?

Big Picture - Analogous Situation

The argument described in Passage A and the argument made by the author of Passage B are both advanced by…

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - In Common

Which one of the following is mentioned in both passages as evidence to support the view that young children should play outdoors regularly?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - In Common

Each passage suggests which one of the following about wild horses?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - In Common

Both passages are concerned with answering which one of the following questions?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - In Common

The passage have which one of the following as a factor that is necessary for ethical action?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - In Common

Which one of the following most accurately describes a perspective on ethics present in each passage?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - In Common

Both passages mention television primarily in order to…

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - In Common

It can be inferred from the passage that the author of Passage A and the author of Passage B would accept which one of the following statements?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Agree

It is most likely that both authors would agree with which one of the following statements about health insurance?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Agree

The author would be most likely to disagree over…

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Disagree

The author of Passage B and the kind of critical thinker described in Passage A would be most likely to disagree over whether…

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Disagree

Which one of the following is a statement that is true of scientific inquiry, according to Passage A, but that is not true of theological inquiry, according to Passage B?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Disagree

It can be inferred that the author of Passage B would regard which one of the following as a logical error in the arguments made in Passage A?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Disagree

Passage B differs from Passage A in that Passage B is more..

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Difference Between Passages

Which one of the following distinguishes the music students discussed in Passage B from the art students discussed in Passage A?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Difference Between Passages

Which one of the following statements most accurately describes a difference between the two passages?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Difference Between Passages

Which one of the following most accurately describes a relationship between the two passages?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Relationship Between Passages

How does the content of Passage B relate to the purpose of Passage A?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Relationship Between Passages

The facts that are cited in Passage B relate to the generalization reported in Passage A in which one of the following ways?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - Relationship Between Passages

Which one of the following assertions from Passage B provides support for the view attributed to Einstein in Passage A, lines 23-25?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - A Premise in One Passage Supports A Conclusion in the Other

Which one of the following assertions from Passage A most closely exemplifies what the author of Passage B means in referring to eminent domain as “mass megalomania”?

Big Picture - Comparative Reading - A Premise in One Passage Supports A Conclusion in the Other

Based on the passage, it can be concluded that the author and Einstein would have the same attitude toward…

Big Picture - Agreement Between People

It can be inferred that the argument for legalized euthanasia in lines 54-56 relies on which one of the following assumptions?

Big Picture - Assumption

The passage provides information sufficient to answer which one of the following questions?

Big Picture - Helps to Answer

The passage provides information that most helps to answer which one of the following questions?

Big Picture - Helps to Answer

The discussion of quantum mechanics in the second paragraph can most justifiably be taken as providing an answer to which one of the following questions?

Big Picture - Helps to Answer

According to the passage, one of the ways that relatively theory differs from quantum mechanics theory is that…

Big Picture - Identify a Difference

The passage suggests that one of he differences between relatively theory and quantum mechanics is that the relatively theory…

Big Picture - Identify a Difference

Which one of the following most accurately represents the structure of the third paragraph?

Big Picture - Identify a Structure

Which one of the following most accurately describes the organization of the passage?

Big Picture - Identify a Structure

Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen Feldenberg’s assertion that raw foods contain more nutrients than cooked foods?

Big Picture - Strengthen

Which one of the following would, if true, would most help to support the raw food theory?

Big Picture - Strengthen

Einstein’s perspective on quantum mechanics, as it is described in the third paragraph, gives the most support for which one of the following generalizations?

Big Picture - Support a Generalization

Based on the passage, the author’s attitude toward the proponents of raw food is most accurately described as…

Big Picture - Tone

The author’s stance toward the financial services industry can best be described as..

Big Picture - Tone

The tone of the passage is best described as…

Big Picture - Tone

Which one of the following would, if true, most undermine the author’s claim about the value of early music training?

Big Picture - Weaken

Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the position that the passage attributes to opponents of preventive medicine?

Big Picture - Weaken

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the author’s criticism of the United Nations’ proposal for redistribution of health resources?

Big Picture - Weaken

The passage states which one of the following?

Specific Detail

According to the passage, Einstein recommended that…

Specific Detail

The passage states that the purpose of peer review in scientific research is to…

Specific Detail

Which one of the following is given by the passage as a reason for the decision to stop burning coal?

Specific Detail

The author suggests/implies that…

Implied Detail

If the author’s claim about wild boards is true, which one of the following is most likely to be true?

Implied Detail

Which one of the following statements is most strongly supported by information given in the passage?

Implied Detail

Which one of the following is most supported by the passage?

Implied Detail

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the passage?

Implied Detail

Which one of the following is most strongly implied by the passage?

Implied Detail

The passage most strongly suggests that the author holds which one of the following views?

Implied Detail

The passage provides the most support for inferring which one of the following statements?

Implied Detail

Based on the passage, which one of the following is most likely to be true of negotiations based on the mediation methods mentioned in the second paragraph?

Implied Detail

The second paragraph most strongly supports the inference that Einstein made which one of the following assumptions?

Implied Detail

The passage indicates that relying on the reactions of animals to impending earthquakes may be unreliable due to…

Implied Detail