LR question Forum

[tmc07d]

Quick question regarding LR. The questions I tend to get wrong come down to 2 maybe 3 contenders and when put in a situation like that im having a hard time deciding the correct choice. Is their any advice anyone can give me on how to approach the answers when only a couple remain? Ive tried re-reading the stimulus or prephrasing again but it still doesnt help me for some reason. Any advice is MUCH appreciated. Thanks alot.

[JamMasterJ]

Hard to tell without specific examples. On certain question types, you can look for overly strong language or extraneous information that makes an answer incorrect. The difference between TCR and a wrong answer can be subtle, but there is always one right answer and four wrong answers.

[bp shinners]

What JamMasterJ said. If any word in an answer choice seems out of place to you, check to see how the stimulus deals with it. I find that many of my students who have the same problem are equivocating between terms.

[j12]

Think hard about any use of the words many, most, all, never, always, not, etc.

[SanDiegoJake]

I agree with the above posters. When down to 2 or 3, stop looking for reasons why one is more right. Instead, focusing on eliminating the ones that are more wrong. Those quantity words (all, most, some, etc...) are often the culprit - the reason why that particular answer choice is wrong.

[YaSvoboden]

Word strength is huge here. Just like everyone said. I also find it helpful to identify the conclusion again and make sure that the responses relate to it, depending on question type of course.