ELIMINATE THE DEFINITELY WRONG ANSWERS AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER F...

4. Eliminate the definitely wrong answers and choose the best answer from the remaining choices.

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Skill 3: FIND "UNSTATED" DETAILS

You will sometimes be asked in the reading section to find an answer that is not stated or not

mentioned or not true in the passage. This type of question really means that three of the answers are

stated, mentioned, or true in the passage, while one answer is not.

Example:

The passage:

The Florida Keys are a beautiful chain of almost 1,000 coral and limestone islands. These islands

form an arc that heads first southwest and then west from the mainland. U.S. Highway 1, called the

Overseas Highway, connects the main islands in the chain. On this highway, it is necessary to cross

forty-two bridges over the ocean to cover the 159 miles from Miami, on the mainland, to Key West, the

The question:

Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Florida Keys?

A. The Florida Keys are a chain of islands. B. The Florida Keys contain coral and limestone.

C. The Florida Keys are in the shape of an arc. D. The Florida Keys are not all inhabited.

This question asks for the one answer that is not mentioned about the Florida Keys. The passage

states that the Florida Keys are a chain (answer A) with coral and limestone (answer B) in the shape of

an arc (answer C), so these answers are not correct. The best answer is therefore answer D.. The

passage does not mention whether or not the keys are all inhabited.

The followings outline the key information that you should remember about “unstated” detail questions:

HOW TO DENTIFY THE QUESTION

Which of the following is not stated...? Which of the following is not mentioned...?

Which of the following is not discussed…? Which of the following are true except....?

WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER

The answers to these questions are found in order in the passage.

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION