Is Reading Comprehension answers always in verbatim?

Question

Hi, I have been practicing RC for 2 days now. I have noticed 1 thing, that except inference questions, answers to other questions are present in verbatim form in the passage. Is this true?

AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi  lakshya14 ,

That's... unexpected. Have you been solving official questions?

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi lakshya14,

There are a few types of RC questions that you will see on the Official GMAT. While the correct answers to SOME of those question types will be 'verbatim' from the RC passage (for example, certain "Detail" questions and certain types of "Inference" questions), the correct answer to most prompts will require that you rephrase what you read in the prompt.
 
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Rich

ccooley · Answer

It depends on what you mean by "verbatim." There always has to be specific evidence in the passage to support the right answer to a detail question. In other words, if you're trying to answer a detail question, you should make sure you can "put your finger on" the sentence or sentences in the passage that prove that your answer choice is correct.

However, the right answer won't necessarily be a word-for-word repeat of the passage. It needs to say something that's stated in the passage, but it doesn't need to say it in the exact same words.

Is Reading Comprehension answers always in verbatim?

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