This document provides information and tips about the GRE text completion and sentence equivalence questions. It discusses the different types of blanks that may appear, the importance of identifying keywords and connectors, and strategies for choosing the best answer such as eliminating synonyms and having an answer in mind before looking at options. Positive and negative connectors are defined, as are cause-and-effect and implicit contrasting connectors. Practice is emphasized as crucial for improving performance on these question types.

2.  Text Completion
 Single blank
 Double blank
 Triple blank
 Sentence equivalence
 No marks for partial correct answer in the two and
three blanks questions
 There might be more than one correct answer, you have
to find out the suitable best answer, considering the
circumstances. So it is called reasoning

3.  Even though human beings_______,
fundamentally they are similar
 Britain has long been_______ society, and in
recent years the gap between the rich and the
poor has grown ever wider

4.  The sentence will have Keywords or Key
sentence and Connector
 Remember that the keyword does not
necessarily to be a word; it can also be a phrase
or clause
 Sometimes the connector itself may have to be
put in the blank

5.  Even though human beings_______,
fundamentally they are similar
 Britain has long been_______ society, and in
recent years the gap between the rich and the
poor has grown ever wider

6.  Connectors can convey two types of meaning
 Positive connectors or same road sign or carry
the thought of the sentence
 Negative connectors or detour road sign or
contrast the early or later thought of the
sentence

7.  Be careful about the meaning of sentence i.e.
positive or negative connotation of the word
 Stingy- Unwilling to spend
 Thrifty- Careful about spending resources
 Effect- Consequences of a previously done
event, may be good or bad
 Affect- Bad effect or impact

8.  Few positive connectors
1. Because
2. Since
3. And
4. Hence
5. As a result of
6. Also
7. Due to
8. Thus
9. Likewise
10. Moreover
11. Consequently
12. Additionally
13. Semi-colon ( ; )
14. Beside
15. Furthermore

9.  Few Contrasting Connector
1. Despite
2. In spite of
3. Though
4. Even though
5. Although
6. But
7. Yet
8. However
9. Nonetheless
10. Nevertheless
11. While
12. Ironically
13. Rather
14. Contrastingly
15. Still

10.  Cause and effect connector
1. Accordingly
2. Because
3. Consequently
4. Given
5. Hence
6. If… then
7. In order to
8. So….that
9. Therefore
10. Thus
11. When…then

11.  Implicit contrasting Connector
1. Anomaly
2. Illogic
3. Incongruity
4. Paradox
5. Surprise
6. Unexpected
7. Incongruous

12.  Key word will tell you how to approach to blanks
 In double and triple blank questions, the
sentence without blank (if any) is very
important

13.  Have an answer in your mind before you look at
the options
 Start with whichever blank looks easier
 Avoid synonyms

14.  The senator’s reputation, though_______ by
false allegations of misconduct, emerged from
the ordeal___________.
Impugned Unclear
Destroyed Unscathed
Shaken Intact

15.  In sentence equivalence question you will be
given a single blank question with six options as
answer choice
 You have to find out the correct pair which
produce the similar meaning sentence when
insert to the gap
 Connector and key word concept is like text
completion part

16.  Guess an answer in mind before you look at the
options
 Selecting a pair of words doesn’t refer that it
always will be synonymous word, so be careful

17.  Straight synonymous pair
The young man wanted to enlist with the army
but his mother_________ him
 Abdicated
 Venerated
 Dissuaded
 Consecrated
 Discouraged
 Parodied

18.  Detour SE
The arbitrators, hoping to end the dispute
between the two friends, proposed a______
 Compromise
 Battle
 Paradox
 Truce
 Servitude
 Tyro

19.  Two types comprehension
1. Regular comprehension
2. Logic based comprehension
 From regular comprehension you will get 90%
question
 From logic based question you will get 10%
question

20. 1. In each section you will get 6 TC, 4 SE
totaling 10 fill in the gaps
2. In each section you will get 10 questions from
passage, the number of passages can vary
from 3 passage to 6 passages

21.  Don’t memorize bluntly, try to understand
the kernel of the sentence as well as the
passage, even if you skim through in stead
of going through
Practice, practice
and practice