Loading...

Lesson: Challenging Critical/Logical Reasoning - 05t01

Common Wrong Answer Types: Extreme Answers

[Page 5 of 24]

Extreme answers are pretty easy to spot. They contain extreme words such as every, all, always, never, etc. Extreme answer choices are popular wrong answer traps in assumption or inference questions because they require the author to assume too much. The correct answer choice is more likely to use moderate words such as some or occasionally, etc.

When you see extreme language in an answer choice, it should raise a red flag.


The following statements are unlikely assumptions:

Every student prefers social studies over math.
Economic recessions always lead to political instability.
All nocturnal animals are predators.


Try to identify the extreme answer choices in the following in-format examples. After you're done, click on the choices to see our answers.

How did you do? Did you spot the extreme language in Choices (B) and (C)? It turns that that the correct answer to this question (when accompanied by the passage of course!) is Choice (A). If you identified Choices (B) and (C) as extreme, you could have eliminated them, and narrowed your odds to 1 in 3 of getting the correct answer. And that's without even reading the passage!

Now let's turn to another common wrong answer type, one that provides an easy trap for the unwary test-taker.

Back Next

Next to display next topic in the chapter.

Video Lessons and 10 Fully Explained Grand Tests

Large number of solved practice MCQ with explanations. Video Lessons and 10 Fully explained Grand/Full Tests.

Current Menu
More for You
All in this Category

You may be interested in

PAF College Sargodha

Admission detail for admission in P ...

Colleges in Hydrabad

Find a comprehensive list of major ...

Effective Cover Letter

Learn how to write Effective cover ...

International Issues

A list of Essays on International I ...

GRE Biology

Find what is GRE Biology and how to ...

ISSB - G.T.O. Tasks

Learn all about to deal ISSB - G.T. ...

NUST Engineering

National University of Science and ...

NUST- National University of Sc and Tech

A big name in Pakistan for science ...