osirus0830 wrote:In a question that asks "the author would most likely agree with" how do you find the answer if the author does not directly state anything in the answer choice? Is it ever appropriate to use information from a quote that the author provided and assume that he included the quote because he agrees with the sentiments?
First of all, thanks for coming up with such nice questions.
I think, once we find the main idea of the passage, we should look for the words like - "however" , "but" , "even though"
"although", "in my view" ...bla ...bla...bla..
and try to find out from that words, if the tone in the passage(author's inclination) is supportive to the idea or opposing to it.
Sometimes what happens is -- in the whole passage author is positive about the main idea and appreciate it's causes,
but when we see the ending para or few lines - author concludes that though efforts to succeed(main idea) are very progressive, it would prove to be little better(effortless) in the end.
Now, here comes the PAIN --- as author negates in the last line...if we forgot to read the conclusion, we are gone!
So see to it that ----1) you find those word that I said above
2) look at the few initial( opening) lines of passage.
3) look at the conclusion(supports or opposes by the author)
Also, while selecting options, don't forget to see if the option you re selecting is relevant to the
idea of passage or not. It may not be
directly inferred from passage ...but should relate to the
main idea of passage.
Hrishi
"As you sow, so shall you reap"
