Question 1

What is the first step you should take when approaching a GRE Text Completion question before looking at the answer choices?

Accepted Answer

Read the sentence and predict your own word or phrase for the blank based on context clues, then match your prediction to the answer choices.

Question 2

In a GRE Text Completion with three blanks, how should you determine which blank to fill in first?

Accepted Answer

Fill in the blank that has the most context clues surrounding it — often the one you can predict most confidently — regardless of its position in the sentence.

Question 3

What does it mean to 'recycle the text' as a strategy in GRE Text Completion?

Accepted Answer

Use exact words or phrases already present in the sentence as your predicted answer for the blank, since the test often signals the correct meaning directly in the passage.

Question 4

What is the purpose of identifying 'trigger words' (such as 'although,' 'despite,' and 'however') in a Text Completion sentence?

Accepted Answer

Trigger words signal a change in direction or contrast in the sentence, indicating that the blank should contain a word opposite in meaning to what was previously stated.

Question 5

What does a 'continuation' signal word like 'furthermore,' 'similarly,' or 'in addition' tell you about the word needed in a GRE Text Completion blank?

Accepted Answer

It indicates the blank should contain a word that continues or reinforces the same idea or tone already established in the sentence.

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