OK everybody the first lecture you're going to go over in terms of specific questions strategy is in
dealing with the field the blank question.
So before we get into the passage and I demonstrate for you the application of the strategy.
Let's first look at our strategy summarize page a look at the strategy for the field the blank question.
As you can see it's right over here in this area right over here on the left hand side.
And I will highlight it for you so that you can see where I'm talking about.
Right.
So and for the field in question number one it goes in order.
That's great because if you know or question number two is you know the question one is found above
that in question number three is found below that.
So knowing that the question goes in order is a big big help in terms of your going quickly through
this type of question.
You want to read to the questions and spot the easiest to do first.
What I mean by that is look for the language there's going to be easiest to find names.
They are scientific words phrases.
Some of those are going to be very easy to find or words that don't really have synonyms.
You want to go through and and the reason why you do that is as we said earlier the questions go in
order.
So let's say for example if I'm doing Question number four I decided to question number four first and
it has really easy language to find like has a name and a date.
If I find Question number four and paragraph number three that's a great.
That's great to know.
Because now I know.
Well question is three two and one are in the above paragraphs one in two and then Question Five is
below that question five and six are below that in question 4 and that really because I can find that
question so quickly.
That really helps me then locate where the other questions are and be able to answer quickly and move
through this question.
So you want to underly I'm at number three now underline the keywords in the questions you want to scan
and find the matching set to see your first.
Easiest question.
Now let me say this before we get to number five.
You want to make sure that when it comes to me after you've finished.
Step number four and it comes to being ready to answer the question.
Pay attention to the language that comes before and after the blank line because that's the language
that your answer will be connected to.
All right.
Pay attention to the language does before and after the blank line because that's where the answer will
come from down.
Once you find the language in the passage sentence when you look at the passage sentence and you're
looking for the answer.
What I'm doing is I'm looking in the passage sentence and I'm looking for the language that comes before
and after the blank line.
Once you find that language once you find that language then you're able to find the answer directly
and write that answer down.
A lot of students think they need to understand the whole sentence and find the meaning of the whole
sentence.
And they're not they're not you're not looking for the right thing you're not looking for the answer
you need you're trying to process the sentence and sometimes that's why you're going slow just find
a match and sit in a language that was before before or after the blank line and there is the answer.
It's unnecessary to process the whole sentence and the meaning of the whole sentence.
So as I am going through this reading passage and demonstrating for you how this strategy is applied
you'll see what I mean and you'll see how this works.
OK.
So let's go ahead and move forward.
So we're looking at this reading passage and this reading passage is from Book Number 12 is from Book
Number 12.
So if you have Book Number 12 which you should have I recommend that you always get the books and if
you have book number 12 and you want to do it on your own and then compare it to my analysis you should
go ahead and stop the tape right here in and do this reading passage from Book Number 12 and then you
can come back and check your answers.
And also have the analysis so you can be able to see what you're doing.
OK.
So let's go ahead and go down to now it's not necessary for me to read this reading passage.
OK some people say well I want to read the passage first and then answer the questions you're wasting
time you're wasting time.
OK the questions are going to give you the direction in terms of what you should read and which you
should be scanning for.
Otherwise you're just reading books you're not reading with purpose you're just reading so you can get
your own general understanding and you're wasting clock and one in terms of this course.
I'm all about efficiency not wasting that clock getting through it.
So you can get a high number.
Correct.
All right so now we're dealing with a blank question.
So first thing we're going to do is we're looking at this question.
These questions were saying well which ones are going to be some of the easiest to do first.
And really you know that this is this is something that's a little bit different with the general exam
because you know these questions are questions 15 through 20.
And when you're dealing with Section 1 or Section 2 from the general reading section is really really
easy sometimes because the passages are so easy.
They don't have any kind of language that really can maybe help you out in terms of well which one should
I do first.
So when I'm looking at 15 through 20.
None of these really have any language that jumps out at me that I would do first.
So I would probably just start trying to look for number one number 15 first.
If we were dealing in section number three if we're dealing in section number three you would definitely
see you would definitely see language in questions that are going to be easiest to find first.
But let's go ahead and first start looking at what are the what are the key words in the question.
All right.
So we definitely have will help.
All right that's important.
And also places and advertise right.
That language is going to be really helpful for their work.
For that for that question for number 16 something that belongs to your customers.
Right.
And also how they feel about it right how they feel right for number 16.
We're looking at forms of advertising and then we're looking at also at in terms of our keyword language
looking at potential customers.
Excuse me.
And for number 18 we're dealing with something very useful
and also about business.
This is the language that I'm what I'm pointing way when I'm highlighting this language or I'm underlining
this language when I explain to what I'm doing.
I'm doing two things I'm highlighting language that will help me find the sentence.
And I'm also highlighting language that points to the answer.
OK so we're looking at two things here.
Language that will help me find the right sentence and language that will help me to point towards the
answer.
All right.
So our next one we're looking at measuring the effects and we're also looking at something that it can
give you.
And then for a number 20
success and depends on.
Right.
So if you're doing the test and you doing on paper you could be you can you could really underline this
language because underlying this language will really help you in terms of being able to do two things.
What language points to the answer and also language that will help you in terms of locating the right
sentence.
OK so we're first of all we're looking for is something that will help you to discover effective places
to advertise effective places to advertise.
All right so we can see right here it says knowing where your customers look.
This is where knowing where your customers look or not knowing where your customers look for advertising.
Right.
So I know that number 15 number 15 is going to be right here.
It's going to be in this paragraph right here just that's number of 15 is going to be is going to be
in that paragraph.
OK.
Now when I look at this paragraph I'm looking at something that will help you.
Language that means the same is something that will help you.
All right.
And also we have places they advertise places to advertise.
Help me to know that that was the paragraph we should be looking at.
I'm looking at laying I'm looking for language that says will help you.
Language and means wheels will help you because that's going to help me in terms of finding the answer.
Right now I see the language right now.
All right.
This is the language and then the answer that is going to point to the right here.
That's why it pays to.
All right.
So that's why it pays to.
Is the synonym language for will help you.
That's why it pays to send in them lame which for will help you.
So our answer or answer is of course going to be right here.
Research.
Right.
So that's why it pays to do a bit of research is the same thing as saying vet is saying it will help
you.
Some research will help you some reach.
Some research will help you.
Which is from the question some research will help you is the same as saying that's why it pays to do
a bit of research.
OK.
So it's all about synonym language it's all about sentimental synonym language right.
So I know this is where that where I have to look this is where I need to find the sentence that has
the language that's going to point towards the answer.
Right.
So we know for a number 15.
Excuse me we know for them or 15 that our answer is going to be research
right.
Our answer is research now 16.
Right now I know this question goes in order.
I mean 16 has the come next.
So six things is a blink of your custom or something of your customers.
We'll show you how they feel right how they feel.
OK
something good for customers will show you how they feel right now.
This is and this is in section two I believe.
And you know these questions are going to go in order.
So I mean number 16 is most likely going to come from this next paragraph 17 from this next little paragraph
18 from this next little paragraph because as I see it sections 1 and 2 are going to be really really
easy to do if you know what you're doing.
OK.
So we're looking for language that talks about how they feel.
All right.
And I'm going through it very quickly.
Looking for language that means feeling.
All right.
And I have found it language that means feeling OK.
What they like and what they don't like.
Or does language that means feeling OK.
That's the sentence I'm looking for.
This centers right here is telling me about how they feel.
All right.
So then I am looking for something that is for my customers or something being done to my customers
a blank of your customers right a blank of your customers.
And we are when you see it and I saw it earlier right here right here we have your customers is right
here an
we have the language survey of your customers.
All right.
So survey is going to be our answer choice.
All right.
And so we can see that number 16 was right here and I'm showing you that because just to show you that
how things are going in order that this questin goes in order
right.
So a survey
survey is answers.
A survey of your customers.
Now some people may ask me are probably going to ask me and say if they say what could the answer be
a simple phone.
The city says a simple phone or e-mail survey right.
For a simple phone or e-mail that's just a descriptive description of the type of survey the answer
is survey.
It could be a could be you know phone survey or email server but the answer is a survey.
All right.
So you wouldn't put a phone or simple phone because we're not talking about a phone call a simple phone
survey or e-mail survey with the answer.
The core answer is survey.
OK.
And that's all you would put as your answer choice
also because what do the directions say the directions say what the directions say.
One word only one word only.
So if you go ahead and put e-mail survey you know what that's wrong.
If you put phone survey.
That's wrong you can only put one word.
All right let's keep going.
Next we're living with something with forms of advertising forms.
The answer is connected to forms of advertising and we're talking about something that's going to make
the potential customers find you
all right.
Make sure your customers know you're there.
This is talking more finding.
That means that number 17 is going to be in this paragraph.
All right.
So forms of advertising.
All right so here are forms of advertising right here are forms of advertising are right here look print
press email.
Blah blah blah.
Those are forms of advertising.
OK.
Those are forms of advertising.
Look at the question again is this a blank of forms of advertising will make it more likely that potential
customers will find you.
So something's being done to something's being done to the advertising right.
Something's being done to the advertising to make it more likely that they'll find you
OK and here's our answer right here.
Our answer is right here with MCS
right there is our answer right there.
And your chances of being seen as a sin in a lane which for will find you OK but using a mix of these
forms of advertising increases your chances of being seen.
So you see a lot of synonym language.
It's a lot of Solanum linguists.
Right.
But a mix of these things.
Print press and so forth and so on.
Now one thing that you'll see also here is they have the order differently.
They have the order differently from the question.
If you look at the question the question is is a a blank or a mix of forms of advertising.
When you look at the passage they give you the advertising the forms of advertising then say and using
a mix of these.
Right.
So they reverse the the word order from the question again.
They're doing that to challenge you in terms of your English processing ability.
All right.
But you have to be able to recognize that the answer is mix.