6 must know RC Reading Comprehension Questions

6 must know RC Reading Comprehension Questions Rc is on of the most feared topic by exam takers. But if we look at the type of questions coming in the exams. We can classify them into 6 type of must do questions for verbal section of any entrance exam. 1. Based on Central idea Each passage is a unified whole—that is, the individual sentences and paragraphs support and develop one main idea or central point. Sometimes you will be told the central point in the passage itself, and sometimes it will be necessary for you to determine the central point from the overall organization or development of the passage. You may be asked in this kind of question to • recognize a correct restatement, or paraphrasing, of the main idea of a passage • identify the author’s primary purpose or objective in writing the passage • assign a title that summarizes, briefly and pointedly, the main idea developed in the passage 2.Based on Supporting ideas This type measures your ability to comprehend the supporting ideas in a passage and differentiate them from the main idea. The questions also measure your ability to differentiate ideas that are explicitly stated in a passage from ideas that are implied by the author but that are not explicitly stated. You may be asked about • facts cited in a passage • the specific content of arguments presented by the author in support of his or her views • descriptive details used to support or elaborate on the main idea 3. Based on Inferences This type ask about ideas that are not explicitly stated in a passage but are implied by the author. Unlike questions about supporting details, which ask about information that is directly stated in a passage, inference questions ask about ideas or meanings that must be inferred from information that is directly stated. Inference questions measure your ability to understand an author’s intended meaning in parts of a passage where the meaning is only suggested. These questions do not ask about meanings or implications that are remote from the passage; rather, they ask about meanings that are developed indirectly or implications that are specifically suggested by the author. To answer these questions, you may have to logically take statements made by the author one step beyond • their literal meanings • recognize an alternative interpretation of a statement made by the author • identify the intended meaning of a word used figuratively in a passage If a passage explicitly states an eff ect, for example, you may be asked to infer its cause. If the author compares two phenomena, you may be asked to infer the basis for the comparison. You may be asked to infer the characteristics of an old policy from an explicit description of a new one. When you read a passage, therefore, you should concentrate not only on the explicit meaning of the author’s words, but also on the more subtle meaning implied by those words. 4. Applying information to a context outside the passage itself. This type measures your ability to discern the relationships between situations or ideas presented by the author and other situations or ideas that might parallel those in the passage. In this kind of question, you may be asked to • identify a hypothetical situation that is comparable to a situation presented in the passage • select an example that is similar to an example provided in the passage • apply ideas given in the passage to a situation not mentioned by the author • recognize ideas that the author would probably agree or disagree with on the basis of statements made in the passage 5. Based on Logical structure This type of RC requires you to analyze and evaluate the organization and logic of a passage. They may ask you How a passage is constructed—for instance, does it define, compare or contrast, present a new idea, or refute an idea? • how the author persuades readers to accept his or her assertions • the reason behind the author’s use of any particular supporting detail • to identify assumptions that the author is making • to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the author’s arguments • to recognize appropriate counterarguments Th ese questions measure your ability not only to comprehend a passage but also to evaluate it critically. You can answer these questions using only the information in the passage and careful reasoning. 6. About the style and tone Style and tone questions ask about the expression of a passage and about the ideas in a passage that may be expressed through its diction—the author’s choice of words. You may be asked to deduce the author’s attitude to an idea, a fact, or a situation from the words that he or she uses to describe it. You may also be asked to select a word that accurately describes the tone of a passage—for instance, “critical,” “questioning,” “objective,” or “enthusiastic.” To answer this type of question, you will have to consider the language of the passage as a whole. It takes more than one pointed, critical word to make the tone of an entire passage “critical.” Sometimes, style and tone questions ask what audience the passage was probably intended for or what type of publication it probably appeared in. These questions measure your ability to discern meaning expressed by the author through his or her choice of words.