Process Of Elimination
(POE)
Apply it in:
● Reading Section
● Listening Section
How to apply it:
1. Analyze each alternative.
2. Actively try to find a mistake.
3. Eliminate.
Common mistakes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Wrong word
Extreme word
Opposite information
Out of scope
True but not my answer
Process Of Elimination (POE)
1. Wrong word
a. Singular =/= plural
b. Wrong adjective
i. wild cat =/= cat
c. Wrong verb
i. the cat ran =/= the cat walked
Process Of Elimination (POE)
2. Extreme word
a. All, none, everything, everyone, nobody,
never, always, etc.
b. Superlatives: the most, the least, the best,
the greatest.
c. Hidden extremes: “the only”, “no person”, etc.
Process Of Elimination (POE)
3. Opposite information
a. The alternative says the opposite of what
the text says
b. Hidden opposites: “it is not uncommon”,
“never stopped being unusual”.
Process Of Elimination (POE)
4. Out of scope
a. The information is not in the text or not in
the specific part that it should.
Process Of Elimination (POE)
5. True but not my answer
a. The information is in the text, but it is not
answering the specific question.
b. It gives an incomplete answer to the
question and there is a better option.
Remember:
● Apply it even with the answer you think is
correct.
● Use it to narrow down your choices.
● Always give an answer (better wrong than
blank).
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