Specific detail/target questions
Last updated: 13 Oct 2008
Specific detail or target questions are probably the most common types of questions, and the easiest to answer.
These questions ask you about a specific part of the passage could be highlighted or be referring to a specific name or date.
The question might look like this:
- "According to the passage,...."
- "The passage states that ...."
Strategy
Go to the specific place in the text that has been highlighted or referred to, and then read several lines above and below it.
Find the answer choice that basically says the same thing as in the passage, though usually with different words or word order.
Contents
- Introduction
- General strategies for reading comprehension
- Main idea/primary purpose questions
- Primary purpose example
- Primary purpose explanation
- Title questions
- Title question example
- Title question explanation
- Specific detail/target questions
- Specific detail example
- Specific detail explanation
- Inference questions
- Inferrence question example
- Inference question explanation
- Tone or attitude questions
- Attitude question example
- Attitude question explanation
- Structure or organization questions
- Organization question example
- Organization question explanation
- Reading comprehension summary
