Verbal Reasoning

1. How many question sets are there + the number of items with each set?

2. How many questions in total are there?

3. How many minutes is this section?

1. 11 Question sets and 4 items each

2. Total of 44 questions

3. 22 minutes to complete section

True, False, Can’t Tell

1. Meaning of True

2. Meaning of False

3. Meaning of Can’t Tell

1. statement is true or logically follows to be based solely on information in passage

2. statement is false or logically follows to be based solely on information in passage

3. inefficient information to deduce true/false conclusion - there is doubt or ambiquity

What is the core 6 step strategy (for VR True, False, Can’t Tell questions)?

1. read first item and identify keywords

2. skim & look for keywords in passage

3. read sentence before, and sentences before and after keyword is found

4. scan remainder of passage for other instances of keyword

5. repeat step 3 if other keywords are found

6. choose answer based on targeted reading

What clue words do you have to look out for?

Mitigating words (such as might, could, rarely) and definitive words (such as impossible, must, certainly).

Differences between ‘TFCT’ verbal reasoning and ‘CS’ verbal reasoning

True, false, can’t tell

• statements rather than questions

• 3 answer options

Comprehension Style

• questions or incomplete statements

  4 answer options

Similarities between ‘TFCT’ verbal reasoning and ‘CS’ verbal reasoning

• passages are same length, style and topics

• still 4 items per question set

• core principles still apply

• common tricks, but few nuances with comprehension style

What is the Comprehension Style core strategy steps?

1. note keywords and value judgements in top line of item

2. cross reference answer options against relevant part of passage using keywords

3. discount non-viable options, stop on perfect answer or weigh multiple potential answers at the end