Manhanttan RC 中几例较好的总结

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[tr][/tr][td=231][/td][tr][/tr][td=87][/td]Content:
[td=481][/td](a) Causes (effects; evidence; logical result)
[tr][/tr][td][/td][td][/td](b) Processes (steps; means; end)
[tr][/tr][td][/td][td][/td](c) Categories (example; generality)
[tr][/tr][td][/td]Judgment:
[td][/td](d) Theories/Hypotheses
[tr][/tr][td][/td][td][/td](e) Evaluations/Opinions
[tr][/tr][td][/td][td][/td](f) Comparisons/Contrasts
[tr][/tr][td][/td][td][/td](g) Advantages/Disadvantages
[tr][/tr][td][/td][td][/td](h) General Judgments (support/oppose; expected/surprising; answer/ask[tr][/tr][td][/td][td][/td]questions)
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note-taking tips！
short message: The Headline List
To create a Headline List, follow these steps:
1. A headline summarizes and conveys the main idea of a newspaper article.
Likewise, your Headline List should summarize or indicate the main idea of each paragraph.
Most paragraphs have one topic sentence. Generally, the topic sentence is the first or second sentence, although it can also be a combination of the two.
Read the first sentence or two of the first paragraph. Identify the topic sentence and summarize it concisely on your scratch paper in the form of a headline. Use either the "Text It To Me" style or the "Table of Contents" style (a headline of 5 words or fewer). If you cannot identify a topic sentence, then your headline should summarize the main idea or purpose of the paragraph in your own words.
2. Read the rest of the paragraph with an eye for big hidden surprises or results.
As you read the rest of the paragraph, briefly summarize anything else that is very important or surprising in the paragraph. Often, this will consist of simply jotting down a word or two. You may in fact not add anything to the original topic sentence if the paragraph flts neatly within the scope of that sentence.
3. Follow the same process for subsequent paragraphs.
Each paragraph may introduce a whole new idea. Therefore, your approach to each subsequent paragraph should be the same as with the first paragraph. As you. create your Headline List, make it coherent. The parts should relate to each other.

chap5
The Seven Strategies for Reading Comprehension
You now have seven effective strategies to use on Reading Comprehension questions on the GMAT. Make sure that you know them and practice them frequently.

For GENERAL questions:
(1) Use a SCORING SYSTEM when stuck between two answer choices.

For SPECIFIC questions:
(2) Match KEYWORDS in specific questions to key words (or synonyms) in the passage.
(3) Defend your answer choice with one or two PROOF SENTENCES.

For ALL questions:
(4) JUSTIFY every word in your answer choice.
(5)Avoid answer choices that contain EXTREME words.
(6) Choose an answer choice that INFERS as LITTLE as possible.

And do not forget to:
(7) PREVIEW the first question before reading the passage.

chap6 QUESTION ANALYSIS
? Question Type Analysis
? Types of Wrong Answer Choices
? Model Short Passage Revisited: Insect Behavior
? Four Questions & Explanations on Insect Behavior
? Model Long Passage Revisited: Electroconvulsive Therapy
? Five Questions & Explanations on Electroconvulsive Therapy

[tr][/tr][td=72][/td][tr][/tr][td][/td][tr][/tr][td=642][/td]General Questions
[tr][/tr][td][/td](a) Main Idea: The primary purpose of the passage is...
[tr][/tr][td][/td](b) Organization: The function of the third paragraph is .
[tr][/tr][td][/td](c) Tone: The tone of the passage can be best described as .
[tr][/tr][td][/td]Specific Questions
[tr][/tr][td][/td](a) Lookup: According to the passage, the Ojibway used cowry shells as...[tr][/tr][td][/td](b) Inference: The passage suggests that computer maga.2;ineshave survived bec4U$.e... As[tr][/tr][td][/td]mentioned earlier, despite the "inference" language of these questions, you must[tr][/tr][td][/td]treat these questions like Lookups. That is, you must go back to the passage, find[tr][/tr][td][/td]proof sentences, and prove your answer. You should infer as little as possible.[tr][/tr][td][/td](c) Minor types (Organization and Tone can have a specific focus; also, you might[tr][/tr][td][/td]be asked to Strengthen or Weaken an assertion in the passage)

Types of Wrong Answer Choices

1. Out of Scope(40-50% of wrong answers in the Official Guid

? Introduces an unwarranted assertion supported nowhere in the passage.
? Might be "Real-World Plausible." That is, the answer might be true or seem to be true in the real world. However, if the answer is not supported in the passage, it is out of scope.

? Found in all question types, though less often in Specific Lookup questions.

2. Direct Contradiction (20-25% of wrong answers)
? States the exact opposite of something asserted in the passage.
? Paradoxically attractive, because it relates to the passage closely. If you miss one contrast or switchback in the trail, you can easily think a Direct Contradiction is the right answer.
? Found in all question types, but less often in General questions.

3. Mix-Up (10-15% of wrong answers)
? Scrambles together disparate content from the passage.

? Tries to trap the student who simply matches language, not meaning.

? Found more often in Specific questions.

4. One Word Wrong (10-15% of wrong answers)

? Just one word (or maybe 2) is incorrect. Includes extreme words.

? More prevalent in General questions.

5. True But Irrelevant (~10% of wrong answers
? True according to the passage, but does not answer the given question.

? May be too narrow or simply unrelated.

? More prevalent in General questions.

? True according to the passage, but does not answer the given question.

? May be too narrow or simply unrelated.

? More prevalent in General questions.

? Scrambles together disparate content from the passage.

? Tries to trap the student who simply matches language, not meaning.

? Found more often in Specific questions.

4. One Word Wrong (10-15% of wrong answers)

? Just one word (or maybe 2) is incorrect. Includes extreme words.

? More prevalent in General questions.

5. True But Irrelevant (~10% of wrong answers
? True according to the passage, but does not answer the given question.

? May be too narrow or simply unrelated.

? More prevalent in General questions.

? True according to the passage, but does not answer the given question.

? May be too narrow or simply unrelated.

? More prevalent in General questions.

pinkking

楼主啊，什么是scoring system？

For GENERAL questions:
(1) Use a SCORING SYSTEM when stuck between two answer choices.

pinkking

我特意去下了这书来看，顺便帮楼主澄清下。

Scoring system就是说，如果两个选项都模棱两可，那么就以打分制来决定，把选项来对比各段意思，符合第一段给两份，其余每段给一分，哪个分高就用哪个……

bluether

Occasionally, though, you may still find yourself stuck between two answer choices on a
general question. If this is the cast, use a Scoring System to determine which answer choice
relates to more paragraphs in the passage. Assign the answer choice two points if it is relates to
the first paragraph. Give one more point for each additional related paragraph. The answer
choice with more points is usually the correct one. In the event of a tie, select the answer
choice that pertains to the first paragraph over any choices that do not.

I see scoring system just a PK machine, that you score the two choices by the relevance with P1,P2,P3...
It is a tough and time-waste strategy.
However, logic mapping in the first time you reading the article can avoid it for main point questions are relatively easy...
Good luck……^^

楼主啊，什么是scoring system？

For GENERAL questions:
(1) Use a SCORING SYSTEM when stuck between two answer choices.

-- by 会员 pinkking (2012/7/25 17:26:43)

bluether

Thank you……dear~~

I find no MGMAT RC summary in the forum……so post them for an  attractant aha

but the form is in chaos

我特意去下了这书来看，顺便帮楼主澄清下。

Scoring system就是说，如果两个选项都模棱两可，那么就以打分制来决定，把选项来对比各段意思，符合第一段给两份，其余每段给一分，哪个分高就用哪个……

-- by 会员 pinkking (2012/7/25 17:51:37)