Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence

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Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence

Text Completion Questions Passages composed of one to five sentences Passages have one to three blanks Three answer choices per blank; five choices if only one blank No partial credit!......Sorry!

Tips for answering 1- Read through passage for overall sense “big picture” 2- Identify significant words/phrases; look for signal words 3- Think up your own words for the blanks 4- Don’t assume that you must do the first blank first. Others may be easier to choose! 5- Double check your answer for logic, grammar, style, etc

Sample Questions See samples on page 49 and 50 of your book

Sentence Equivalence Questions These consist of a single sentence with one blank You will have six answer choices You need to choose two answer choices that produce sentences with the same meaning No partial credit!....Sorry again!

…and some more tips Answer choices preceded by a 1- Read the sentence for overall sense of whole 2- Identify significant words/phrases 3- Think of your own words, look for choices close to this 4- Double-check answers; do not just scan for synonyms!

Sample questions on page 52 Practice again Sample questions on page 52