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How to crack any GMAT RC passage
YAY! - Use POE method / eliminate answer choices that are not relevant to the passage as if you were to tackle CR.
After eliminating three wrong answer choices if you are confused between the two remaining answer choices, look carefully, which answer choice has more key words mentioned in the passage. Again don’t forget relevance to RC
Pay VERY special attention to the first and the last sentences of each paragraph, when reading.
Pay attention to transition words. By paying attention to these words as they appear in the passage, you can quickly summarize the main arguments and ideas of a passage and easily return to details when needed.
Addition
Addition words add on to an idea, or in the case of an argument, preceding reasons or premises. An author uses addition words to set up additional evidence, establish similar ideas or buffer a line of reasoning.Furthermore; Further; In addition; Not only ... but also; Also; Not to mention; Besides; And; What is more; In fact
Countering
Countering transition words signal a change in direction from one idea to a contrasting idea. Countering words help complicate or refute an original idea. The idea or argument of the passage was going in one direction, but now it’s going in the another direction.
But, yet, however, still, on the other hand, while conversely, though, when in fact, in contract
Reasoning
As the name suggests, reasoning transition words signal that the statement that follows them is a reason for a conclusion. The conclusion is a separate statement that may precede or follow one or more reasons.Because, since, as, for, due to, being that, seeing that, in light of, in that, owing to
Concluding
In an argument, a conclusion is a statement that is given as a result of reasons or premises. Concluding transition words mark an idea or statement as a conclusion, which means that other statements in the passage act as reasons for this conclusion. Additionally, conclusions can be used as reasons in a new argument.
As a result, hence, so, because of this, as a consequence, therefore, consequently, thus, accordingly, ergo
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