Kaplan Content Review 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Kaplan test-taking principle states that you should invest more time on questions you are more likely to get right?
- Time Management Principle
- Triage (Correct answer)
- Strategic Time Allocation
- Question Prioritization
Correct answer: Triage
Kaplan's Triage principle directs you to categorize questions as 'easy,' 'medium,' or 'hard' and tackle easier ones first to maximize points.
Question 2: On the GRE Verbal section, Kaplan recommends treating Text Completion blanks by first doing what?
- Reading all answer choices
- Predicting your own word for the blank before looking at choices (Correct answer)
- Filling in the easiest blank last
- Skipping blanks with negative connotations
Correct answer: Predicting your own word for the blank before looking at choices
Predicting your own word before reading choices prevents the answer options from biasing your interpretation of the sentence.
Question 3: Kaplan's GMAT Critical Reasoning method asks you to identify the 'conclusion,' 'evidence,' and what third element of an argument?
- Counterargument
- Assumption (Correct answer)
- Inference
- Scope
Correct answer: Assumption
The assumption is the unstated premise that links the evidence to the conclusion, and identifying it is central to most CR question types.
Question 4: In Kaplan's approach to SAT Evidence-Based Reading, 'Command of Evidence' questions ask you to do what?
- Rewrite a sentence in the passage
- Select the quote that best supports your previous answer (Correct answer)
- Identify the author's rhetorical device
- Calculate a statistic from a graph
Correct answer: Select the quote that best supports your previous answer
Command of Evidence questions pair with the preceding question and ask you to cite the specific lines that justify your answer.
Question 5: Kaplan's strategy for ACT English 'NO CHANGE' answer choices recommends treating them how?
- Always select NO CHANGE when unsure
- Never select NO CHANGE
- Consider NO CHANGE a legitimate correct answer roughly 25% of the time (Correct answer)
- Select NO CHANGE only on the last five questions
Correct answer: Consider NO CHANGE a legitimate correct answer roughly 25% of the time
NO CHANGE is a correct answer about one-quarter of the time, so it should be evaluated on the same merit as any other choice.
Question 6: When Kaplan teaches the LSAT Logical Reasoning section, which question type requires you to find a statement that must be true based solely on the information given?
- Strengthen
- Inference (Must Be True) (Correct answer)
- Assumption
- Flaw
Correct answer: Inference (Must Be True)
Inference/Must Be True questions ask for a conclusion that follows necessarily from the stated facts, with no additional assumptions needed.
Question 7: Kaplan's GRE Quantitative strategy for Data Interpretation questions recommends spending the first 30 seconds doing what?
- Answering the easiest question in the set
- Reading and understanding the graph or table before tackling questions (Correct answer)
- Writing down all data points
- Estimating all values
Correct answer: Reading and understanding the graph or table before tackling questions
Understanding the chart's axes, units, and scope upfront prevents misreading data and saves time on individual questions.
Kaplan Content Review 3
Which Kaplan test-taking principle states that you should invest more time on questions you are more likely to get right?