Having a clear strategy for answering each type of GRE Reading Comprehension question can be super helpful for a few reasons.

Different types of RC questions require different skills. So, by having a specific strategy for answering each type of GRE RC question, we’re more likely to arrive at correct answers. After all, there’s a big difference between muddling through answering a question and knowing exactly how to answer that type of question.

Furthermore, having a complete set of GRE Reading Comprehension strategies can help us answer RC questions efficiently, so that we complete the GRE Verbal section within the allotted time. After all, we won’t have to spend time figuring out how to answer the questions. Rather, we’ll know exactly what to do and just do it.

Another major reason for referring back to the passage is that, as we have discussed, RC questions have trap choices designed to appear to fit the passage. So, it’s easy to decide that an incorrect choice is correct if you go on your impressions or memory of what the passage says. The beautiful thing is that you can totally avoid making such a mistake by referring back to the passage to determine whether a choice is in fact supported.

Warmest regards,

Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep