Reading Comprehension

Typically, your verbal test will include 4 Reading Comprehension passages, with 3 to 4 questions per passage, for a total of 12 to 14 questions of the 30 verbal questions. Each passage engages with a specialized topic or opinion in either the Humanities, Social Sciences, Science, or Business, but no specific outside knowledge of the material is required; all questions refer to what is stated or implied in the text.

The directions for these questions look like this:

Directions: Each passage is followed by questions about its content. After reading a passage, select the best answer to each question among the five choices. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what the passage states or implies.

A passage and a corresponding question look like this: