{"id":13548,"date":"2017-02-14T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grockit.com\/blog\/gmat\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:42:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:42:25","slug":"4-steps-for-supporting-ideas-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/gmat\/4-steps-for-supporting-ideas-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Reading Comprehension: 4 Steps for Supporting Ideas Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Supporting idea\u00a0questions ask about details directly stated in the passage. You can identify them because they will refer to only one part of the passage. These questions are different from main idea questions because supporting ideas questions ask about the points the author makes <em>within<\/em> the passage and do not ask about the passage as a whole. For these questions you will need a solid understanding of how the author makes his overall argument as well as the argument\u2019s component parts.<br \/>\nSupporting idea questions are commonly phrased in one of the following ways: \u201cAccording to the passage\u2026\u201d, \u201cThe passage states that\u2026\u201d, or \u201cThe passage mentions\u2026.\u201d You should be able to recognize them quickly, as they are more straightforward than inference or application questions, and follow the following steps to get the correct answer!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue833' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Rephrase the question.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Sometimes these questions are written as fill-in-the-blank statements, such as \u201cAccording to the passage, a reasonable assumption about x is that:\u201d Take a moment to mentally rephrase the stem in the form of a question. This will help you understand exactly what to look for in the passage.<br \/>\nOriginal Question: \u201cThe passage states that Jim Crow laws occurred because:\u201d<br \/>\nPossible Mental Rephrase: \u201cWhat reason does the passage give for Jim Crow laws?\u201d<br \/>\nWhat to Look for: The paragraph where the author discusses Jim Crow laws, and then the specific point where he discusses the reasons for the laws.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue803' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Find the answer in the passage.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Check your passage map to locate the appropriate paragraph that contains the detail, and re-read the appropriate sentence to locate the relevant information. Don\u2019t try to predict without referencing the passage. Some of these questions are incredibly specific and will hinge on a single sentence, or even a solitary word. Chances are you will not remember the correct answer from your first reading of the passage, so don\u2019t try.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Write down a prediction.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Avoid writing complete sentences, but take a couple of seconds to make a note in shorthand of the question\u2019s answer. Don\u2019t skip this step! If you do, you risk forgetting your prediction as you read the answer choices, and becoming swayed by tempting wrong answer choices. A written-down prediction will give you something to reference when you are stuck between two choices.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue813' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Eliminate answer choices that do not match your prediction.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Look for the common wrong answer types: distortions, extreme language, misused details, and opposites. If you are stuck between two choices, ask yourself what is the subtle degree of difference between them, and re-consider your mentally-rephrased question. Only one choice will perfectly match the scope of the question.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\nFor supporting ideas questions, remember that a \u201clogical\u201d answer is not enough. The correct answer must be based on something directly stated in the passage, so avoid making inferences for this question type.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporting idea\u00a0questions ask about details directly stated in the passage. You can identify them because they will refer to only one part of the passage. These questions are different from main idea questions because supporting ideas questions ask about the points the author makes within the passage and do not ask about the passage as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[55],"tags":[56,84],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13548"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13548"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36014,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13548\/revisions\/36014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}