Passage structure
Track the role of each paragraph and the movement of the author’s discussion.
What to master
- Main point and primary purpose.
- Paragraph function and passage organization.
- Author attitude and degree of commitment.
- Explicit detail and supported inference.
- Application of principles to new situations.
BoardQBank strategy
1
Pause after each paragraph to state its function in a few words.
2
Mark shifts such as contrast, concession, criticism and proposal.
3
Predict the likely answer before comparing choices.
4
Use the passage to verify difficult answers instead of relying on memory alone.
Practice focus
- Single passages from unfamiliar academic fields.
- Questions about structure, purpose and author attitude.
- Inference questions that require careful control of answer strength.