2nd Best Answers Given Any Credit?

While that would certainly be a cool test, if we were credited a little extra for choosing the "second-best," as Rich mentioned, wrong is just wrong.

For RC, we OFTEN see 3 plainly incorrect answer choices, 1 "second-best," and 1 that is the correct option. If you believe the "second-best" choice you selected was correct (even though you got the question wrong), I would spend some time making an Error Log (see attached template), and analyzing the subtle differences between the correct answer and the second-best choice.

There is ALWAYS some marked difference between Correct and Second-Best, otherwise the question would not be "fair." Some questions to ask yourself:

Questions to Ask:

- Does the Wrong Answer Use Unnecessary Extreme Language?

- Is the Wrong Answer Outside the Scope of the Passage?

- Is the Wrong Answer Not Specifically Answering THIS Question?

- Can I Rephrase the Wrong Answer to Make It More Understandably Incorrect?

You can see how I break down an RC passage and analyze the answer choices here: https://gmatrockstar.com/2015/03/13/conq ... -question/

Have some patience as your work on practice questions. You have to slow WAY down to get good at RC, and really get into the nitty-gritty. But once you work untimed on a solid strategy for a good chunk of time, you'll start to get really high accuracy and will naturally speed up.

Feel free to message me if you have additional questions!

Best,
Vivian