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Trap Answer Choices
Summary
Understanding and identifying trap answer choices is crucial for excelling in the ACT reading section, as it helps in selecting the correct answer by avoiding common pitfalls.
- Trap answers often appear almost correct but are designed to mislead by being too extreme, reversing terms, not mentioned in the passage, or containing a 'rotten spot'.
- Recognizing these traps involves careful reading and analysis, ensuring terms are not reversed, extreme language is noted, and every part of the answer is scrutinized.
- The 'rotten spot' trap is particularly deceptive, requiring attention to every detail of the answer choice, as a single incorrect word can render the entire choice wrong.
- Practical exercises demonstrate how to apply these strategies by analyzing answer choices in the context of a passage, reinforcing the importance of eliminating wrong answers to find the right one.
- Effective GRE preparation involves not just identifying the correct answer but also understanding why other answers are incorrect, using categories of common traps.
Chapters
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Introduction to Trap Answer Choices
00:00
Categories of Trap Answers
02:15
The Rotten Spot Technique
03:57
Applying Knowledge to Practice
08:25
Recap and Strategy for Avoiding Traps
