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Session 25 Study Material

Session 25 – Study Material

Part 3 – Reading for Information

The types of questions we must be aware to answer in this part.

General Meaning – Identify the topic, theme and ideas.

Specific information – Identify key information, supporting details, opinions, or examples

Inferences - draw conclusions and make assumptions based on information in the text

  • In this part you will get one set of questions
  • Statements (not sentence completion)
  • Choose in which paragraph in the text (A, B, C & D) each piece of information appears in
  • Option E is used when the information does not appear in the text.
  • You have to answer 9 questions in this part.
  • All the questions will in a single page.

Some Important tips to use to answer this part

  • Read each paragraph and infer the whole meaning of the passage.
  • Try to find what the main idea about this paragraph is.
  • Third give a title to the paragraph as per your understanding.
  • You will be given a piece of paper during the test for you to make notes to attempt your test.
  • Spend around 8-10 seconds for you to read and figure out what would be the main purpose of this paragraph.
  • Then write just the topic you could understand what it is about.
  • After that spend 10-15 seconds to know what each paragraph is mainly focussing upon.
  • Since you have 1 minute per statement for you to answer, so the time management is important.
  • Once you have found what each paragraph is mainly topic they are explaining then relate with these titles you have chosen to match with questions given to relate.
  • Use the connecting method of the key words and phrases taken from the paragraphs and match with the key words from the question statement.

Strategies that may help

Preview the passage and identify the topic of each of the paragraph on your own.

Identify key words in the statements and determine which paragraph will likely contain the answer.

Scan the paragraph for the key words and watch for paraphrased ideas and synonyms.

If you can match the complete statement to the paragraph, select the corresponding letters as your answer.

If you notice that one of the statement does not match with any of the paragraphs between A to D then simply select letter E.

Answer all the questions even if you need to guess. There is not negative marking for incorrect answers here.

Let’s look at a paragraph to understand how this can be done.

  1. Maple syrup is syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other maple species. In cold climate these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in the sap in late winter and early spring. Maple trees are trapped by drilling holes into their trunks and collecting the exuded sap, which is processed by heating to evaporate much of the water, leaving the concentrated syrup.

Next Step is to scan the questions

  1. The maple leaf is a national symbol of Canada.
  2. Several types of maple trees produce the sap to make people syrup.
  3. The taste of maple syrup is greatly admired even though its composition has not been completely ascertained.
  4. In order to be classified as maple syrup in Canada.
  5. Many people put maple syrup on their breakfast foods.
  6. Maple syrup is heated which results in a thick syrup.
  7. Canada exported nearly half a billion dollars of maple syrup in 2016.
  8. The State of Vermont produces the most maple syrup in the United States.
  9. Maple sap is starch which has been converted to sugar.

How to narrow-down the questions with the paragraph?

  1. The first option – it does not speak about national symbol of Canada.
  2. The second option – It is mentioned about several types of maple trees in the first sentence. YES
  3. The third option – Here the question says about taste and no where it is mentioned about taste so leave this.
  4. The fourth option – Nowhere it mentioned about classification of maple syrup.
  5. The fifth option – It did not say anything about breakfast foods.
  6. The sixth option – it spoke about the heating in the last second line. YES
  7. The seventh option – it didn’t say anything about transportation and quantity.
  8. The eighth option – it did not talk about Vermont.
  9. The ninth option – in the second sentence it does speak about starch and converted to sugar. YES
  1. Maple syrup was first collected and used by indigenous peoples of North America, and the practice was adopted by European settlers, who gradually refined production methods. Technological improvements in 1970s further refined syrup processing. The Canadian province of Quebec is by far the largest producer, responsible for 70 percent of world’s output; Canadian exports of Maple syrup in 2016 were CS 478 million (about US $360 million), with Quebec accounting for some 90 percent of this total. Vermont is the largest producer in the United States, generating about six percent of the global supply.

How to narrow-down the questions with the paragraph?

  1. The first option – it does not speak about national symbol of Canada.
  2. The second option – It is mentioned about several types of maple trees in the first sentence. A paragraph
  3. The third option – Here the question says about taste and no where it is mentioned about taste so leave this.
  4. The fourth option – Nowhere it mentioned about classification of maple syrup.
  5. The fifth option – It did not say anything about breakfast foods.
  6. The sixth option – it spoke about the heating in the last second line. Paragraph A
  7. The seventh option – it did say about transportation and quantity. Yes
  8. The eighth option – it did talk about Vermont. Yes
  9. The ninth option – in the second sentence it does speak about starch and converted to sugar.  Paragraph A

 

  1. Maple syrup is graded according to the Canada, United States, or Vermont scales based on its density and translucency. Sucrose is the most prevalent sugar in maple syrup in maple syrup. In Canada, syrups must be made exclusively from maple sap to qualify as maple syrup and must also be at least 66 percent sugar. In the United States, as syrup must be made almost entirely from maple sap to be labelled as maple, though states such as Vermont and New York have more restrictive definitions.

How to narrow-down the questions with the paragraph?

  1. The first option – it does not speak about national symbol of Canada.
  2. The second option – It is mentioned about several types of maple trees in the first sentence. A paragraph
  3. The third option – Here the question says about taste and no where it is mentioned about taste so leave this.
  4. The fourth option –it mentioned about classification of maple syrup. Paragraph C
  5. The fifth option – It did not say anything about breakfast foods.
  6. The sixth option – it spoke about the heating in the last second line. Paragraph A
  7. The seventh option – The seventh option – it did say about transportation and quantity.. Paragraph B
  8. The eighth option – it did talk about Vermont. Paragraph B
  9. The ninth option – in the second sentence it does speak about starch and converted to sugar.  Paragraph A
  1. Maple syrup is often used as a condiment for pancakes, waffles, French toast, oatmeal or porridge. It is also used as an ingredient in baking and sweetener or flavouring agent. Culinary experts have praised its unique flavour, although the chemistry responsible is not fully understood.

How to narrow-down the questions with the paragraph?

  1. The first option – it does not speak about national symbol of Canada. Option E
  2. The second option – It is mentioned about several types of maple trees in the first sentence. A paragraph
  3. The third option – Here the question says about taste and it is mentioned about taste so leave this. Paragraph D
  4. The fourth option – it mentioned about classification of maple syrup. Paragraph C
  5. The fifth option – It did not say anything about breakfast foods. Paragraph D
  6. The sixth option – it spoke about the heating in the last second line. Paragraph A
  7. The seventh option – it did say anything about transportation and quantity. Paragraph B
  8. The eighth option – it did talk about Vermont. Paragraph B
  9. The ninth option – in the second sentence it does speak about starch and converted to sugar.  Paragraph A

Points to Remember

  1. Time is important, so keep a close watch at it.
  2. Second use the paragraph information to select the options.
  3. Use relevant information from the question and text to relate and respond accordingly.
  4. If any question is not seen here, simply answer it as E
  5. Read paragraph by paragraph and then the questions to mark your answers.