Passages and Questions on the Reading
following section, you’ll get an in-depth look at the
passages on the Reading Test through four sample passages covering
each topic area. You should read these sample passages to gain familiarity
with the types of passages on the test.
Our four sample passages are accompanied by descriptions
of the question types you’re likely to encounter, along with examples
of these questions and methods for answering the sample questions.
Our goal in offering you these descriptions and examples is to increase your
familiarity with the types of questions on the test. These descriptions
are usually not heavy on suggested strategy. As we’ve said before,
there aren’t many strategies you can use to answer individual questions
on the Reading Test. The best thing you can do to prepare is to
know what the test will ask you.
We’ve divided this section into two parts: Prose Fiction
first, and the other three tests second. We’ve made this division
because the Prose Fiction passage differs the most from the others
in terms of how you read it and what you’re reading it for.