DAT READING COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Global question type - ANSWER test how well the reader understood the passage a a whole and asked
for MAIN IDEA, CONCLUSION, OR THESIS of a passage or paraphraph
- key phrases to look for: main purpose, title,
overall point
Detailed - ANSWER Test about statements found explicitly in the passage. they are phrases that are
exactly/nearly matches the correct answer choice
-key phrases to look for: according to the passage
Detail Except - ANSWER Test about statements that were not found in the passage. Need to identify the
answer choices that WERE NOT talked about in the passage
- key phrases to look for: the author mentions all of the following EXCEPT
Tone - ANSWER Test if the reader understood how the author feels about the passage. Look for OPINION
keywords that the author will state/imply their opinion about the subject
-Key phrases to look for: identify the authors tone/bias/feelings on the main idea
Function - ANSWER Requires the reader to evaluate the way the author constructed their arguments
-Subtype questions
-Structure--> questions that ask about how the
author organized the passage
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