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Since you can just about count on seeing one Primary Purpose question for each RC passage, always identifying the main point or primary purpose of a passage upon your initial reading is a wise strategy.
How would you summarize what the passage says? What is the author’s overallmessage?
Note that many test-takers fall into the trap of assuming that the central idea of an RC passage will be stated in either the first or lastparagraph . While that scenario is certainly possible, there is no rule that the author’s main point has to be in the first or the last paragraph. In fact, some trap answers in Primary Purpose questions are directly related to what is said in the first and/or last paragraph but don’t actually articulate the passage’s main point or purpose.
Thus, it’s smart to identify for yourself what the overall
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Always Identify a Passage’s Main Point or Purpose of an RCPassage
Since you can just about count on seeing one Primary Purpose question for each RC passage, always identifying the main point or primary purpose of a passage upon your initial reading is a wise strategy.
How would you summarize what the passage says? What is the author’s overallmessage?
Note that many test-takers fall into the trap of assuming that the central idea of an RC passage will be stated in either the first or lastparagraph . While that scenario is certainly possible, there is no rule that the author’s main point has to be in the first or the last paragraph. In fact, some trap answers in Primary Purpose questions are directly related to what is said in the first and/or last paragraph but don’t actually articulate the passage’s main point or purpose.
Thus, it’s smart to identify for yourself what the overall
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