Question Types
Must Be True/Most Supported correct answersThis category is simply known as "Must Be True". Must Be
True questions ask you to identify the answer choice that is best proven by the information in the
stimulus. Questions Stem examples:
INFERRED MEANS "must BE true"
"If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?"
"Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?"
Main Point correct answersMain Point questions are a variant of Must Be True questions. As you might
expect, a Main Point question asks you to find the primary conclusion made by the author. Questions
stem example:
"The main Point of the argument is that"
Point at Issue correct answersPoint at Issue Question require you to identify a point of contention
between two speakers, and thus these questions appear almost exclusively with two speaker stimuli.
Question stem example:
"Larew and Mendota disagree about whether"
Assumption correct answersThese questions ask you to identify an assumption of the author's argument.
Question Stem example:
"Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?