Makes up over 50% of the verbal section. Consists of 35 questions.
Size
Three different size passages will be given.
Content
The reading content will cover four topics.
Questions
The critical reading questions are of four types.
Short Passages
Brief paragraphs followed by 3-4 questions
Medium Length Passages
Consists of 2-5 paragraphs and 6-10 questions
Long Passage
The longest passage is the dual or double passage followed by 10-13 questions. It is composed of two separate works which you will be asked to compare and contrast
Humanities
Philosophy, Fine Arts
Social sciences
Psychology, archaeology, anthropology, economics, political science, sociology, history
Natural Sciences
Biology, geology, astronomy, chemistry, physics
Narration
Fiction, Non-fiction
Synthesis/Analysis
Deal with the structure of the passage and how one part relates to another part or to the text as a whole.
Evaluation
Involve judgments about the worth of the essay as a whole.
Vocabulary-in-Context
You will be given either easy words with challenging choices or the reverse.
Interpretation
Description
Point out general themes or concepts
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Trace problems, causes, effects, and solutions
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Understand points of an arguement
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Compare/Contrast different aspects of the passage
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Inferences/tone/attitude
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Does the author present a logical case
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Destinguish supportive bases for the argumentative theme