Reading Comprehension: Main Purpose, Inference [+4 Worked RC questions]

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Reading Comprehension: Main Purpose, Inference [+4 Worked RC questions] - GRE, GMAT and other exams!

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This video covers my best tips for picking the right answer for 'main purpose' and 'inference questions on the GRE and GMAT.
My main advice/strategy for RC main purpose questions is to pick the broadest answer, while for inference, we need proof that would fit a court of law.
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@adityabhat5189 4 жыл бұрын

THIS IS GOLD! Absolute peach of a video. But I messed up the last two questions.😕 Now we know the right way to solve RCs. Too strong, too narrow and misinterpreted options are the WRONG ones. Thanks a ton Sir and surely you’ll get thousands of more subscribers in the future!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful comment! My favourite.

@gowrirao7626 8 күн бұрын

Absolutely love your videos! SO glad to see that your hard work has paid off to you having 80x more subscribers since this video!

@SMA265 4 жыл бұрын

I got 4/4 correct following your instructions. You're a champ. Keep 'em coming. There's a guy GregMat, teaching online... I think you should do too.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe!

@harithaprasad327 2 жыл бұрын

Pure gold! There is a calmness in your voice that makes me want to watch your videos over and over.!

@x12624 Жыл бұрын

I am far from taking a GRE test, but I am hooked on to this series because of you. Wonderful teaching. Your series is enticing me to take GRE test again just for the fun of it 😄

@abhilasha1225 Жыл бұрын

Such a concise and clear video on deriving inference. Thank you so much for this and your video on assumptions!

@priyangadurairaj6091 2 жыл бұрын

I was a student who was very weak in verbal but after watching this video, it really helped me how to solve RC passages and you exactly pointed out the mistakes that I usually do. I'm worried why I didn't watch this earlier not before 4days of my GRE

@equallyyoked1 3 жыл бұрын

Tip number 1 was worth watching this video alone. Now on to the rest. Thank you!

@permitaahmed1236 Жыл бұрын

Your way of representation makes everything so easy. Thank you 😊

@jasonlopez8499 3 жыл бұрын

wow. reading this slowly actually helped me see the extra info to condense this down even further, helping me understand what i read even more and the questions became second nature! THANK YOU!!

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@jessicanemerovsky3981 Жыл бұрын

Such a helpful video, I feel 1,000% more confident in passages now. 🎉

@alieskandari633 2 жыл бұрын

Philip! Thank you very much for your time and the fact that you are sharing your problem-solving approaches with us.👍

@ruchitaraut6460 Жыл бұрын

Got confidence to solve RC by seeing your videos and applying the tricks you gave.

@krishangparakh4583 Жыл бұрын

If this video works out for me on my GRE, when I come to the states, I will find you(Liam Neeson style) and I will take you out on a treat, 'cause this video is Golden! The tips are so useful.

@TheTestedTutor Жыл бұрын

Haha nice

@indian_scouser_ynwa 4 жыл бұрын

Was anxiously waiting for this. Helped a lot. Thank you 😎

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much abbhijith

@parthprajapati7676 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making reading comprehension questions a piece of cake. There are still some questions in which I am able to break it down to two options, but always end up choosing the incorrect one. I hope you can help me solve this problem. Thank you for your efforts.

@bilalansarkhan3008 3 жыл бұрын

Emotional engagement with the text and constant summarization are the two things I have to get in my dna

@abhisheksathe123 3 жыл бұрын

OMG, thanks man. I got all of them right after I used the way of thinking that you told at the start. This is really good

@MerilynSweet 2 жыл бұрын

You nailed this one dead center!!! You’re a genius!!!

@shristyyadav4022 4 жыл бұрын

You are the best teacher ever for english atleast for me! Thanks a lot😊😇 may this universe bless u!🙏

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you Shristy!

@PratikaJoshi Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting these videos. RCs were really getting on my nerves.

@danyahannah3084 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, clear instructions and it's super helpful you going over a RC passage in this manner. We would love to see a couple more examples to hammer the message home :)

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments Danya - you will get plenty more examples. :)

@swaroopashigli910 4 жыл бұрын

All your videos are so precision and precious! They are just wau too much help. Thank you so much! They are some of the best I have watched with perfect tips!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for commenting Swaroopa. I am really glad they helped. Let me know if there are other topics I can cover, have just been a bit ill recently.

@swaroopashigli910 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor could you please make a video on the TRAPS that are present in GRE questions and how not be distracted by them? (Verbal and quant)

@soniaparissos9393 2 жыл бұрын

excellent explanation !!thank you!!! you are right, reading slowly is the trick

@anamarinasanchez1102 3 жыл бұрын

You are the best GRE teacher, nou doubt!

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ana! 😃

@PuneetBhushan93 3 жыл бұрын

A thing that REALLY is to note for most of the people is that it may seem like too slow of a reading, but the timing is not that bad. That is why most of them at the gmatclub suggests READ SLOW. We assume that we are already reading slow to have timed such bad, but actually we are reading the same sentences over and over again. Thanks, man.

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, Puneet

@ganesha6574 4 ай бұрын

This is so useful. Looking forward to taking my score to a higher level thanks to you sir!

@cassius8373 2 ай бұрын

This is truly marvelous way to solving. Thanks a lot. ❤

@rishiksarkar62 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much sir! This video was really helpful. You are a legend and your explanation is fabulous. This channel is so underrated and I really wonder how come you have so less subscribers? Keep growing and may god bless you!

@manasvininittala5777 3 жыл бұрын

This helps a lot! For the first time I was able to answer all the 4 correctly

@vineetrao8516 4 жыл бұрын

Many Thanks for helping !

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vineet!

@kemo8577 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for helping us. This is reassuring to see that this is possible to read slowly. I'm a french speaker and I always tried to read fast because of time, but I did not understand nor memorize anything. Now I'm implementing your methods and that is much better! I take time to read slowly and I get my answers correct! Thank you so so much! :D

@pranavpurushan3480 Жыл бұрын

I am really anxious about the verbal section on the GRE, my strategy so far has been to nail the 10 questions from SE and TC in each section and try to solve the RCs as accurately as possible. This lands me in 15/20 score territory which is pretty good. Thanks for the super helpful video Philip!

@srishtisingh7647 Жыл бұрын

I have my exam in 16 days, and i got your channel...your videos are really helpful, let's see how much I will get in gre

@bikashdwivedi7516 Жыл бұрын

Hey when is ur exam actually....mine is on 1st july

@aashishsatwani4567 Жыл бұрын

Hands down!! What a wonderful explanation.

@ss.salonisharma Жыл бұрын

You explain so well☺️

@siddhipowar6883 2 жыл бұрын

Hey!! Thank you so much. This helped me improve a lot and also helped increase my solving speed.

@chirayusanghvi13 2 жыл бұрын

Great video mate, Keep up the good work , Absolutely loved the way you explained and clear all my doubts , Thank you

@mayankchoudhury1087 4 жыл бұрын

You're a saint!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the support Mayank!

@filippoiguera3224 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Philip! You're fantastic

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@megank707 3 жыл бұрын

I really love the content, tips, and strategy discussed here. keep doing 😊

@The7Astronauts 2 жыл бұрын

I do common mistakes sometimes and it's really silly. I hope I'll overcome that through practice but it really annoys me. Thankyou so much for these videos. It's really helpful.

@ananthd4797 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos, especially your reading comprehension and sentence completion. They helped me do very well on the GRE with very little practice!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Ananth!

@sayantanghosh6714 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome explanations. Thank you!

@Tilmaamaha_Caafimaadka 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Could you please make a video on how you take a gre exam. I mean an outline on how you go through the questions. Which question you attack first and how you manage the time and maintain good spirit during the exam.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Maintaining good spirit. Great point!

@darshankumarpr4990 2 жыл бұрын

your method is really good please make more videos on same topics👍

@kobramovahedimansour5995 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your incredible lesson.

@deusmortem9048 Жыл бұрын

thanx for help computer syntax makes more sense to me then human syntax so these vids have been helping alot ty so much

@gokilavanis7928 4 жыл бұрын

you are a PRO

@asifbinsyedsourav2967 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for your wonderful video. Most of the time I forgot the line when I moving forward in the passage.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Me too! We need the techniques...

@rhythmsomaiya9993 4 жыл бұрын

Messed up the last one but such a helpful video 🙏🏻

@aceallen7558 2 жыл бұрын

Main purpose - answer is a broad theme, eliminate narrow ones Inference - proof(hand of God) from passage - binary

@jorgeluisfernandezramirez9154 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. Is really helpful your detailed explanations on such broad topics!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Jorge!

@MassuNoEgao 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the clear explanation!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

You bet Yeshashree!

@dominicewulu985 2 жыл бұрын

Great work!! Kudos

@ibironke_regina 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, this passage was difficult but u made it look easy

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that Ibironke

@fvs261dheerkachalia7 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thanks alot!!!!!!

@rasheedkibria1027 4 жыл бұрын

Nice Explanation....You are a gem...

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rasheed!

@lillianburton362 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@himanshunimje3010 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Keep posting!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will Himanshu!

@shivamshinde9904 Жыл бұрын

very helpful! Thanks!

@kyliecollard2893 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jyosnaaragonda 4 жыл бұрын

Hi This video is great. These tips are great. I am preparing for GRE. Please suggest RC passages book or online documents for RC , Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried GMAT RC resources? They are perfectly relevant! Thank you for the comment.

@jyosnaaragonda 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor Thanks for replying so quickly. I did not try GMAT RC resources. I will check.

@Sunflower-xf5gt Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I am preparing for GRE and your videos are very helpful. Could you also make a video on the RC questions where one or two sentences are highlighted and they ask the relation of those sentences. e.g. first is the topic of the passage and second is the conclusion. Or first mentions general concept and second refutes it. I get these questions wrong many of the times. It would be helpful if you could make a video dedicated to this. Thanks in advance! 🙏

@anamarinasanchez1102 3 жыл бұрын

You are the best!

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

I am? Wow!

@gardengnome629 4 жыл бұрын

1.4k subs and already your video and audio quality is great! Futureproofing your content eh?

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gnome, though it could definitely be better! I have a huge microphone but do like standing.

@nischalwagle8577 4 жыл бұрын

Wow great video sir. enjoyed it a lot

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks nischal

@ajaymule2119 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much sir !!! Helped me alot...

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Ajay!

@saniapanezai9939 3 жыл бұрын

Hope to become expert just like you

@josephgeorge6469 3 жыл бұрын

Great video sir, really helped a lot.keep going👍 ..lots of respect

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will

@udayachanigarapu7510 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, how to differentiate between confusing phrases in questions such as explains/supports/gives examples of/questions etc?

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

That would take a long reply! Is your exam soon? I would have to do a video on each!

@intoxi8nincantatn 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on building this community! Impressive stuff. I have my GRE in 5 days and I am struggling with timing on the RC. Could you please give me an estimate on how long should I ideally spend on a long GRE passage? I am currently scoring in the range of 157-158 in V, getting 4/10 RC questions correct, though if I had more time, I think I could get more! Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Instead of focussing on the overall time taken for RC, instead try to reallocate the time by investing more in understanding the passage and less on answering the questions. 8 questions answered properly is better than 10 rushed. Thank you for the comments on the community, I hope you stay part of it as it branches out.

@intoxi8nincantatn 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor Thanks mate! I'll try that. Definitely.. All the best to you 😊

@justloveandpeace4010 2 жыл бұрын

love this

@RishabSg 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Philip, when can I expect a video on normal distribution? Great video anyways!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

In 5 minutes

@ajitpatil91 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for wonderful content, Any suggestions for practice materials on GRE verbal?

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

GMAT Critical reasoning and RC content is actually really helpful if you run out of official GRE material.

@user-im1nt5qz3h Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@johnsonjames352 4 жыл бұрын

Hey ready for KZfaq silver button

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

I need about 10 viral videos for that. Spread the word!

@theesunnlightt2268 3 жыл бұрын

GOLD!

@jahidinam 3 жыл бұрын

This is helpful, how to decode a logical context more easily? Sometimes after half of the passage reading I find myself blank, what should I do to mitigate it?

@mmoonchild276 Жыл бұрын

So helpful!

@rajrajeshwari5422 3 жыл бұрын

Oh damn! u deserve a lot many subscribers than you have nevermind one day certainly it will reach millions all the very best :) Hi I'm preparing for CLAT exam, India, I'm facing lot of difficulties in RCs I really owe you for this video make more videos Two questions I have 1) Please suggest me how to reduce negatives and get a cent percent score in reading comprehension and critical reasoning (passage based)? 2) few best non fiction novels essays name which I can read? Thank you sir thankyou infinite times for these videos.

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, thank you so much. I loved reading Sapiens by Harari.

@rajrajeshwari5422 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor oh great! Thanks will give it a read certainly :)😊

@Gaga565656 3 жыл бұрын

Reductionistic beautifully :)..........

@zubaerhossain 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

No worries

@Abhishek-fe3zs Жыл бұрын

I got 4/4. For the 3rd question I was confused between A and B though.

@enosebenezernapitupulu7711 Жыл бұрын

thx, it helps me a alot

@TheAmazingmayowa 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Please what's the best way to increase your verbal Score from 140 to 158 in two weeks Thanks tested tutor How do we manage time for verbal

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

That's an ambitious increase! Follow all the advice in the videos, get at least 14/20 in the first Verbal section, if necessary by guessing the 3 blank questions.

@shivamchauhmaal4625 2 жыл бұрын

Please add word 'Examples' in your video title. It will become more searchable that way. Will help you get better views.

@apulupapa8344 Жыл бұрын

Can you please make a lengthy reading comprehension video covering difficult topics (like literature) from 5lb manhattan book. I find them difficult to understand. Please help.

@mayankchoudhury1087 4 жыл бұрын

So I was getting a consistent 167-168 in quants on my mocks including the official ones, but somehow ended up with 160 on the actual test. Any suggestions for preparing for my second attempt?

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Other than completing a minimum 10-12 practice tests to develop stamina then no, just accept there will be variance on the day. Definitely do it another 1-2 times.

@gokilavanis7928 4 жыл бұрын

do you nee more than 160?

@RAMESHBAHADURROKAYA-q4l 7 күн бұрын

I am newly planning for GRE could you please guide me,

@prajwalnakhate1890 4 жыл бұрын

love your videos! keep it up!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@wassupr.7930 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D

@tremaineification 3 ай бұрын

1/4 right. i'm terrible at these

@maf6544 2 жыл бұрын

where is the proof in the passage for the inference question ? can't find it. Could you please help me locate this evidence in the passage ?

@S-grace 9 ай бұрын

4:19 my bookmark

@94D33M Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 10:10 On Q1, was confused between C and E but I chose E because I thought that throughout the whole text he has shown that there are similarities, despite the fact that there are some notable differences. By 'fundamentally' I thought I could ignore those differences and go with E. I cancelled C because he says at the very end that it merits more studies by scholars but was that the main point?

@nandansheernaly7678 4 жыл бұрын

What do you reckon is an appropriate time limit that I could set myself with while solving one of these long passages? (5 - 6 minutes perhaps?) P.S: Great video, I have watched all your videos and they have helped me greatly!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Nandan. I think 4-5 minutes is maybe more appropriate for a long passage. Engaging critically but not too slow.

@aishwaryamurali450 3 жыл бұрын

Hello , i have been doing Reading comprehension , since a while now . Not ashamed to admit i have done more than 60 passages and still find it tough to get an accuracy of more than 65 % . I am unable to understand how to improve. everytime i attempt a question , i make some new mistake . I try not to get disheartened , but my patience has reached a threshold . Any suggestions?

@abuzarak08 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Awesome video 😄 quick question, I'm about two weeks off from my scheduled GRE exam, out of the GMAT RC sources and the old GRE book, which, in your opinion, would be the better option?

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

GMAT RC definitely, very similar

@abuzarak08 3 жыл бұрын

The Tested Tutor - thank you! any suggested source?