GRE TEXT COMPLETION STRATEGY

TEXT COMPLETION TYPES One Blank Two Blanks Three Blanks

TEXT COMPLETION – One Blank Read the Sentence & Look for Clues ** Predict an Answer Select the Choice that most closely matches your Prediction Check your Answer ** See last slide on Road Signs

TEXT COMPLETION-Two Blank & Three Blank Read the Sentence & look for Clues ** Predict an Answer for the Easier/Easiest Blank Select the Choice that most closely matches your Prediction Predict and Select for the Remaining Blanks Check your Answers ** See last slide on Road Signs

ROAD SIGNS – Looking for Clues Words that signal a connection between ideas and determine the direction of the relationship Can be “Straight Ahead” or “Detour” road signs Straight Ahead Road Signs Used to make one part of the sentence support or elaborate on another part Continues the sentence in the same direction Examples: and, since, also, likewise, moreover, similarly, consequently Detour Road Signs Changes the direction of the sentence Makes one part of the sentence contradict or qualify another part Examples: but, despite, yet, however, uness, rather, although, nonetheless