Role Questions !

Question 1

The goal is to select the answer that accurately describes what a particular statement in the stimulus is doing.

Answer 1

Role Question

Question 2

Role Questions are the next step up from main point questions. In role questions you have to identify the main point of the argument and be precise about the role of other statements in the stimulus. True or False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The prompt will always refer to a particular statement in the stimulus for what question type?

Answer 3

Role Questions

Question 4

The prompt in role questions may ask for the ____ or ____.

Answer 4

role or figures

Question 5

Example: What’s the role played by the statement that some of Billy’s friends might be deathly allergic to animal-shaped foods?

Answer 5

Role Question

Question 6

Example: What’s the role played by the statement about allergies?

Answer 6

Role question

Question 7

The _______answer in a role question will be an accurate description of the role played by the claim the prompt is asking about.

Answer 7

correct

Question 8

Step 1 in role questions is to?

Answer 8

Identify main conclusion and premise

Question 9

Pay attention to shift in direction like ____ and _____ in what type of question?

Answer 9

but and however

role question

Question 10

Step 2 in role questions is to do what?

Answer 10

locate the claim that the prompt is asking about and describe what it is doing in the stimulus

Question 11

If the claim is part of the author’s argument, determine how it relates to other information in the stimulus. True or False

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Step 3 in role questions is to do what?

Answer 12

Anticipate the way correct answers will be presented

Question 13

Identify the statement as some part of the argument it is not.
Mischaracterize the argument in some way.
These are what in role questions?

Answer 13

wrong answers