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June 2007, Passage 3, Question 20



Summary
The essence of tackling detailed questions on the GRE involves identifying explicit information within the passage that directly answers the query.
  • Detailed questions are recognizable by prompts asking for specific information cited in the passage.
  • The strategy for answering involves locating the exact portion of the text where the topic is discussed.
  • Answer choices must be evaluated based on their direct mention or implication in the passage.
  • Elimination of answer choices is based on their absence in the passage or irrelevance to the queried detail.
  • The correct answer is the one that is explicitly stated in the passage, aligning with the query's focus.
Chapters
00:01
Identifying Detailed Questions
00:22
Locating Relevant Information
00:55
Evaluating Answer Choices
01:42
Determining the Correct Answer