VOCAB NOTES:

READ SENTENCE SLOWLY

1. Get an intuition whether the blanks should be positive or negative (with reference to the conjunctions)
   1. Find key words or adjectives that describe a certain situation (usually just an antonym or synonym relationship to those terms)
2. Try filling in the blank first before looking at the answers
3. Don't get too focused on the story of the sentences themselves. Just find the general relationship between terms.
4. Don't trust your guts too much on the terms because they're most likely wrong ⇒ your answers should be FULLY DEPENDENT on the key terms provided in the text

READING NOTES:

READ AS IF YOU'RE ONLY READING IT ONCE

1. Be careful with what the verbs used in the answer refer to (what is the subject?)
2. When asked about assumptions, try to organize as follows, and cross out anything that goes against the simplified assumption (REMEMBER: passage could talk about A, B and then introduce C in the second paragraph ⇒ e.g. A —> B but in reality, A—>C)
   1. A —> B (A causes B)
   2. A^ → B^ (A increase means B increase)
3. In general, just be careful with each of the transitional words. However could not mean a direct dismissal of previous sentence (it could be partial).
4. Avoid choosing answers with ABSOLUTE adjectives (NEVER, STRICTLY, ALWAYS, ONLY)

VOCAB QUESTIONS