- “Single best answer” questions where you have to select one answer from a choice of 4 or 5 options.
If the question seems complicated, simplify it into easier terms: “Which of these assertions is best supported by information in the passage?” basically means “Which statement is true?”
For these types of questions, a useful strategy is to keep track as you go through the statements and keep a note of the answers that you know are definitely not correct (maybe keep a note on scrap paper). This could help you find the correct answer by process of elimination.
- “True/false/can’t tell” questions.
For these questions, based on the information found in the passage, you have to say whether the statement is either true, false or whether you can’t tell from the information provided.
True – choose this option if the information in the passage confirms what the statement says.
False = choose this option if the passage tells you the real reason which is different than that in the question. If you can refute any part of a statement, then the answer is false.
Can’t tell = choose this option if you can’t justify the reason given in the question with the information you have in the passage.