What to extract
| Extract | Because questions ask |
|---|---|
| The conclusion | What is being argued |
| The evidence | What supports it, and how well |
| The assumption | What is taken for granted |
| The scope | Who or what the claim covers |
| The source | Whose view this is — the author's or someone reported |
The conclusion is frequently not the last sentence. It is whatever the rest of the material exists to support, and finding it is the first move.
Separating claim from report
A view the material reports is not a view it endorses. Questions are built on the difference, exactly as they are in critical reasoning on any other test — and the markers are the same: *it is argued that*, *critics maintain*, *the study claims*.
Where the material presents two sides without choosing, a question asserting it favours one is answered by that fact alone.
Reading the problem — FAQs
2 questions
No. With several questions on one problem, understanding the problem first pays back more than a targeted hunt.
No. It is whatever the rest of the material supports, which may be stated anywhere.
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Sources
Written from the test board's own published material and checked on 1 October 2026.