verbal reasoning for gre

Verbal Reasoning

Text Completion

Single blank Double blank Triple blank

Sentence equivalence

No marks for partial correct answer in the two and three blanks questions

There might be more than one correct answer, you have to find out the suitable best answer, considering the circumstances. So it is called reasoning

Fill in the gaps

Even though human beings_______, fundamentally they are similar

Britain has long been_______ society, and in recent years the gap between the rich and the poor has grown ever wider

Brain Teaser

The sentence will have Keywords or Key sentence and Connector

Remember that the keyword does not necessarily to be a word; it can also be a phrase or clause

Sometimes the connector itself may have to be put in the blank

Analyzing sentence

Even though human beings_______, fundamentally they are similar

Britain has long been_______ society, and in recent years the gap between the rich and the poor has grown ever wider

Analyzing Sentence

Connectors can convey two types of meaning

Positive connectors or same road sign or carry the thought of the sentence

Negative connectors or detour road sign or contrast the early or later thought of the sentence

Connectors

Be careful about the meaning of sentence i.e. positive or negative connotation of the word

Stingy- Unwilling to spend Thrifty- Careful about spending resources

Effect- Consequences of a previously done event, may be good or bad

Affect- Bad effect or impact

Connotation

Few positive connectors1. Because2. Since 3. And4. Hence5. As a result of6. Also7. Due to8. Thus9. Likewise10. Moreover11. Consequently12. Additionally13. Semi-colon ( ; )14. Beside15. Furthermore

Connectors

Few Contrasting Connector1. Despite2. In spite of3. Though4. Even though5. Although6. But 7. Yet8. However9. Nonetheless 10. Nevertheless11. While12. Ironically13. Rather14. Contrastingly15. Still

Connector

Cause and effect connector1. Accordingly2. Because3. Consequently4. Given5. Hence6. If… then7. In order to8. So….that9. Therefore10. Thus11. When…then

Connector

Implicit contrasting Connector1. Anomaly2. Illogic3. Incongruity4. Paradox5. Surprise6. Unexpected 7. Incongruous

Connector

Key word will tell you how to approach to blanks

In double and triple blank questions, the sentence without blank (if any) is very important

Key Word

Have an answer in your mind before you look at the options

Start with whichever blank looks easier Avoid synonyms

Tips for answering

The senator’s reputation, though_______ by false allegations of misconduct, emerged from the ordeal___________.

Solving Technique

Impugned UnclearDestroyed UnscathedShaken Intact

In sentence equivalence question you will be given a single blank question with six options as answer choice

You have to find out the correct pair which produce the similar meaning sentence when insert to the gap

Connector and key word concept is like text completion part

Sentence Equivalence

Guess an answer in mind before you look at the options

Selecting a pair of words doesn’t refer that it always will be synonymous word, so be careful

Tips

Straight synonymous pairThe young man wanted to enlist with the army

but his mother_________ him

Abdicated Venerated Dissuaded Consecrated Discouraged Parodied

Examples

Detour SEThe arbitrators, hoping to end the dispute

between the two friends, proposed a______

Compromise Battle Paradox Truce Servitude Tyro

Examples

Two types comprehension

1. Regular comprehension2. Logic based comprehension

From regular comprehension you will get 90% question

From logic based question you will get 10% question

Reading Comprehension

1. In each section you will get 6 TC, 4 SE totaling 10 fill in the gaps

2. In each section you will get 10 questions from passage, the number of passages can vary from 3 passage to 6 passages

Miscellaneous

Don’t memorize bluntly, try to understand the kernel of the sentence as well as the passage, even if you skim through in stead of going through

Practice, practice and practice