Peterson's Master the Gre 2010 - Part book includes 9 full-length practice tests , thorough reviews of every section on the exam, and expert tips and strategies from a test prep pro. GRE (Graduage Record Examination General Test) is a commercially-run standardized test and an admission requirement for many graduate schools in USA and other English-speaking countries. GRE can earn you between 200-800 points. | Chapter 14 Reading Comprehension 383 GRE TEST DESIGNERS TOP 10 WRONG-ANSWER PLOYS If you ve read the analysis of each sample question in this lesson carefully you now know a great deal about how test designers formulate wrong-answer choices. Here s a review list of the 10 techniques in GRE Reading Comprehension questions O The response distorts the information in the passage. An answer choice may understate overstate or otherwise alter the passage s information or the author s point in presenting that information. 0 The response uses information in the passage but does not answer the question. This type of answer choice includes information found in the passage but the information isn t useful in helping you answer the question. 0 The response relies on speculation or an unsupported inference. This type of choice calls for speculation the statement won t be readily inferable from the information given. 0 The response is contrary to what the passage says. The answer choice contradicts the passage s information or runs contrary to what the passage infers. 0 The response reverses the logic of an idea. This type of response confuses cause with effect or otherwise turns around information in the passage. 0 The response confuses one opinion or position with another. The answer choice incorrectly represents the viewpoint of one person or group as being that of another s. O The response is too narrow or specific. The answer choice focuses on information in the passage that is too specific or narrowly focused to adequately answer the question. 0 The response is too broad. This type of answer choice embraces information or ideas that are too general or widely focused to adequately answer the question. 0 The response relies on information not mentioned in the passage. The answer choice draws on information not found anywhere in the passage. O The response is utter nonsense. This type of answer choice makes almost no logical sense in the context of the question essentially it
