Question 1
Foi2Evei2 wrote:
Hi
GMATNinja egmatI would like to ask about Q#1
P1: What is the MD's research, his methodology and result
P2: Starting with good point of his research,
then I feel like author is trying to give the information to reader that MD's finding is not good one because blah blah
So I was thinking between (1) evaluate or (2) reinterpret and ended up with (2) reinterpret which is the wrong one.
Could you help to clarify the difference between these 2 words?
BLTN is on the right track! Here are our two cents, in case it's useful to hear it another way:
The question asks us about the
primary purpose of the passage. In other words,
why did the author write the passage as a whole?
In the first paragraph, the author introduces the work of a researcher. In the second paragraph, the author discusses what was good about that work (the approach), and what was bad about that work (the actual findings).
Which answer choice captures this purpose?
Quote:
(A) evaluate a research study
Yup, the author discusses the good and bad bits of a research study. This fits perfectly with the word "evaluate," which means "to judge or assess."
Keep (A).
Quote:
(D) reinterpret old research findings
Hmm. To "interpret" something is to to explain the meaning of that thing. So, to "
re interpret" something, there would need to be an
initial interpretation, and then the author would have to
disagree with that interpretation and offer his/her own thoughts.
That's not really what happens in this passage. In the first paragraph, the author explains the approach/findings of the researcher -- but doesn't really provide an initial interpretation of those results. So, we can't say that the second paragraph offers a reinterpretation.
In addition, the author's purpose isn't the "explain the meaning" of the researcher's work. Instead, the author discusses the validity of that work -- which pieces were good, and which were not so good? "Evaluate" is just a much better word to describe this purpose.
(D) is out, and (A) is the correct answer to question 1.
I hope that helps!