| Chapter 3 CRITICAL REASONING & | READING COMPREHENSION | QUESTION TYPESIn This Chapter .. . + General Strategy: Boundary Words + Geneval Strategy: Extreme Words + General Strategy: “Except” Questions + Type I: Find an Assumption + Type 2: Draw a Conclusion + Type 3: Strengthen the Conclusion: S-W-Slash Chart lash Chart + Type 5: Analyze the Argument Seructure «+ Type 4: Weaken the Conclusion: S-W- + Minor Question ‘TypesQUESTION TYPES STRATEGY Chapter 3 QUESTION TYPES ‘The final piece of the Critical Reasoning puzzle is the QUESTION that follows the argument, There are several types of questions you ean expect on the GMAT. ‘The 5 major question types are: (1) Find an Assumption (2) Draw a Conclusion Fenirae melf ih te major question (3) Strengthen the Conclusion es (4) Weaken the Conclusion (8) Analyze the Argument Structure Notice that three of the five major question types focus on the conclusion. itis clear that the conclusion is the most important part of each argument. There are also 7 minor question types. They ate: * Explain an Event or Discrepancy * Provide an Example * Make an Inference about a Premi * Restate the Conclusion * Evaluate the Conclusion * Mimic the Argument * Resolve a Problem fanhattanGMAT Pre; ‘the new standard