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Author’s Voice
Summary
The lesson focuses on Author's Voice Questions in the GRE, emphasizing the importance of understanding the author's tone, opinion, and the main idea of a passage to accurately answer questions.
- Author's Voice Questions ask about the author's tone, feelings, or opinions on a subject.
- Determining the main idea is crucial for answering these questions effectively.
- Active reading and noting purposeful word choices help identify the author's tone.
- Extreme answer choices should be approached with caution unless strongly supported by the passage.
- Objective answers are often safer choices due to the typically bland nature of GRE passages.
Chapters
00:01
Understanding Author's Voice Questions
00:00
Strategies for Answering Author's Voice Questions
01:39
Identifying Purposeful Word Choices
02:38
Navigating Extreme Answer Choices