Critical Analysis and Evaluation Questions Flashcards
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Technical Passages
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- assumes reader has high knowledge about specific topic
- uses complicated language without explaining meaning
2
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General Passages
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- simpler language, will define terms to reader
- more opinion based
- can be persuasive
3
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On “agree” questions,
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-find answer choice that author may include in passage
4
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On “assumption” questions,
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- look to eliminate answer choices that contradict author’s main point
- make sure not to choose a statement present in the passage - correct answer won’t be written
- answers are very obvious
5
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Fact/Opinion Questions
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-don’t need to read passage; just find the opinion
