Arco Gre Gmat Lsat McAt Reading Comprehension Workbook

by Stewart, Mark Alan

• ISBN13: 9780028632490
• ISBN10: 0028632494
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Arco Pub

Summary

Includes over 100 practice questions for each exam.

Table of Contents

About the Author	iv
About Reading Comprehension Workbook	v
PART 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT READING COMPREHENSION	1	(8)
How do Reading Comprehension question fit into the format of my exam?	3	(1)
Pacing and Time Allocation---Questions and Answers	4	(3)
The GRE and GMAT Computerized Testing Systems---Questions and Answers	7	(2)
PART 2 APPROACHING THE PASSAGES	9	(16)
The Operating Principle	9	(1)
The Four Modes of Reading	10	(2)
Pre-Reading Techniques	12	(4)
Dialogue, Anticipation and Recap	16	(2)
Common Organizational Patterns	18	(2)
Annotating, Taking Notes and Outlining	20	(5)
PART 3 APPROACHING THE QUESTIONS	25	(14)
``Main Idea'' Questions	26	(2)
``Primary Purpose'' Questions	28	(1)
``Explicit Detail'' Questions	29	(2)
``Inference'' Questions	31	(1)
``Purpose of Detail'' Questions	32	(2)
``Logical Continuation'' Questions	34	(1)
``Method of Argumentation'' Questions	35	(1)
``Author's Attitude'' Questions	36	(1)
``Extrapolation'' Questions	37	(2)
PART 4 SAMPLE QUESTION SETS	39	(14)
Instructions	39	(1)
Sample Question Set #1	40	(6)
Sample Question Set #2	46	(7)
PART 5 PRACTICE SETS	53	(1)
Long Passages
Instructions	53	(7)
Practice Sets 1--12	54	(99)
Mcat Passages
Instructions	153	(1)
Practice Sets 13--15	154	(27)
Short Passages (GRE and GMAT)
Instructions	181	(1)
Practice Sets 16--20	181