June 2007, Passage 4, Question 25
Summary
The content focuses on strategies for tackling detail questions on the GRE, specifically those asking about the reference of certain phrases or words within a passage.
- Detail questions require identifying what specific phrases or sets of words refer back to in the passage.
- These types of questions are sometimes called vocabulary in context questions.
- The strategy involves rereading the context around the references to determine what the phrase is referring to.
- An example provided illustrates how to discern the correct answer by understanding the phrase 'documentary record' within the passage context.
- The correct answer choice is identified by matching the phrase's reference to the surviving documents from the time period being studied.
Chapters
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Understanding Detail Questions
00:17
Strategy for Tackling Vocabulary in Context Questions
01:57
Identifying the Correct Answer
