A Global question asks about an author's primary purpose or main idea. Click on the Example button to see some common stems of this type.
Tips for Global Questions: If you've already taken note of the topic and scope, and read the passage for structure, purpose, and main idea, your work in Global Questions is mostly done. That doesn't mean that these are always easy, and that you won't have to look back to the text to confirm your answer. But if you attack the passage in the way described in your CAT course and in this module, you're already one step ahead of the game when it comes to Globals.
An Inference question asks you to read between the lines, searching for the choice that's inferred, suggested or implied by the text. There is a great variety in the ways in which Inference questions are presented. Click on the Example button to see some common stems of this type.
Tips for Inference Questions: Since Inference questions take all forms, there's no one recommended strategy for approaching them. Some are general, asking for something the author would agree with, and you need to simply evaluate the choices, relying as always on your earlier assessment of authorial tone and purpose. Others are more specific, pointing you towards a particular element of the passage, or asking you to combine a few elements in a logical way. Always refer back to the text for context in these situations.
An Explicit Text question asks about something that's actually stated in the text. Here's where a detail that you skimmed past comes into play. Click on the Example button to see some common stems of this type.
Tips for Explicit Text Questions: For these, use your Road map to locate the relevant parts of the passage, and review a few lines before and a few lines after if necessary. If you notice where details generally are, instead of what they say, it will be much easier to locate the relevant text to answer an Explicit Text question.
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