Trouble distinguising between Distorted option and right answer in RC

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Hi

I am having trouble distinguishing between options where distorted options are given. Many a times I mark an answer which is wrong and is given in explanation as distorted answer. Kindly tell how to distinguish between the two and make correct choice

Thanks

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

For specific suggestions, it might be helpful to add an example of the situation you are describing in your post. A specific RC and its question, for instance. There are some "repeated" reasons why answer choices on RC can be wrong such as being true-but-chronologically wrong. I generally teach these to verbal students so they can recognize them quicker when they appear. Perhaps adding some similar pattern recognition into your RC game may be helpful.

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AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi  desertEagle ,

Are you looking at official questions/explanations?

desertEagle · Answer

I am doing questions from Aristotle RC 99 and Manhattan RC

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Might be worth moving towards Official Verbal questions.

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AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi  desertEagle ,

Do both sources use the term  distorted  regularly? It'd be a little odd to see that word used in more than a few explanations.

If many explanations say that incorrect options are "distorted options" and leave it at that, you may want to use a different (better) source. Or, if you feel that the passages/questions are good, but the explanations aren't, you could do your own analysis, without relying on the given explanations. That said, normally I'd expect high-quality questions to have high-quality explanations (and if the explanations aren't good, that may mean that the questions aren't either).

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