Reading Comprehension Q's:

According to the passage... The author states that... Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?

Extract: Fact

Which title best describes the contents of the passages?

Main Point

Which of the following is the most similar in its approach to the author's approach as it is described in the passage? Which of the following is the most analogous to the situation described in the second paragraph? Which of the following describes a relationship that is most logically similar to the relationship between X and Y described in the passage?

Analogy

Structure Function

Asks to describe WHY the author made a particular statement or included a particular paragraph. Sees if you understood the logical function or purpose of author's argument. (Narrow focus)

Structure Organization

Asks you to describe the passage as a whole, piece by piece. Will describe the logical step by step, rather than summarizing the content of passage.

Extract Questions

Asks you to find and select the answer choice that is best supported by the info in (and only in) some particular part or parts of the passage.

It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that... Which of the following is implied/suggested/assumed? Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage? With which of the following would the author be most likely to agree? Which of the following can be most reasonably concluded from the passage? As it used in the passage, X refers most specifically to... Which of the following does the author appear to value most?

Extract: Inference

Application

Involve using new info and applying it to what author has already argued or stated.

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

Main Point

Which of the following most accurately describes the author's attitude in the passage? The author's opinion regarding the ideas described in the passage can best be described as...

Overall Attitude

In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with doing which of the following?

Primary Purpose

The primary purpose of the passage is to...

Primary purpose

Big Picture

Require you to take the passage as whole into account

The primary function of the second paragraph is to... The main function of the reference to X is to... The author mentions X in order to...

Structure Function Stem

Structure Organization Stem

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