The Question Types

Scrambled Paragraphs

The Directions: When you begin the Verbal Section, you will see the following:

Scrambled Paragraphs

Paragraphs 1–5

Below are six sentences that form a paragraph. The first sentence is the first sentence of the paragraph. The remaining five

sentences are listed in random order. Choose the order for the five sentences that will create the best paragraph, one that is

both well organized and grammatically correct. Each correctly ordered paragraph will be worth two points. No credit will

be given for responses that are only partially correct.

Basically, Scrambled Paragraphs test your ability to organize sentences into a logical progression of ideas. The main thing about
them is that each paragraph is either all right or all wrong. In other words, you have to put all five sentences in the correct order to
get credit. If you get any part of it wrong, the whole thing is wrong. This means you have to be very careful to avoid wasting time
and points.

You may find Scrambled Paragraphs a little strange at first. Stick with them. They get easier with practice. An important thing to
remember is that what’s being tested is your ability to arrange the sentences in the way that the test maker believes is correct. As you
practice Scrambled Paragraphs, pay close attention to the explanations and make sure you know why correct answers are correct.

Logical Reasoning

The Directions: When you reach the Logical Reasoning questions, the following is what you’ll see:

Logical Reasoning

Questions 11–20

Read the information given and choose the best answer to each question. Base your answer only on the information given.

These directions are pretty straightforward. The key is the bolded words: You need to pay attention to only the information you’ve
been given. You’ll learn more about this later, but it’s incredibly easy to make mistakes on Logical Reasoning questions by making
unwarranted assumptions.