1. GRE TEXT COMPLETION STRATEGY

2. TEXT COMPLETION TYPES
One Blank
Two Blanks
Three Blanks

3. TEXT COMPLETION – One Blank
Read the Sentence & Look for Clues **
Predict an Answer
Select the Choice that most closely matches your Prediction
Check your Answer
** See last slide on Road Signs

4. TEXT COMPLETION-Two Blank & Three Blank
Read the Sentence & look for Clues **
Predict an Answer for the Easier/Easiest Blank
Select the Choice that most closely matches your Prediction
Predict and Select for the Remaining Blanks
Check your Answers
** See last slide on Road Signs

5. ROAD SIGNS – Looking for Clues
Words that signal a connection between ideas and determine the direction of the relationship
Can be “Straight Ahead” or “Detour” road signs
Straight Ahead Road Signs
Used to make one part of the sentence support or elaborate on another part
Continues the sentence in the same direction
Examples: and, since, also, likewise, moreover, similarly, consequently
Detour Road Signs
Changes the direction of the sentence
Makes one part of the sentence contradict or qualify another part
Examples: but, despite, yet, however, uness, rather, although, nonetheless