STEP 2: DECODE THE QUESTION
Six questions will follow the passage. The first thing you’ll need to do with each question is to decode it. In other words, you need
to figure out exactly what is being asked before you can answer the question. Basically, you need to make the question make sense to
you.
In other words, why does the author mention
“unremarkable details”?TRANSLATING FOR YOURSELF
Make the question make sense to you.Which of the following is implied by the statement that Holmes was able to identify the villain based on
“unremarkable details”?1.A. Holmes’s enemies left no traces at the crime scene.
B. The character of Holmes was based on Charles Darwin.
C. Few real detectives would have been capable of solving Holmes’s cases.
D. Holmes was particularly brilliant in powers of detection.
E. Criminal investigation often involves tedious, time-consuming tasks.