GRE Text Completion Strategy

Text Completion questions have one to three blanks in a passage. You choose words that best complete the meaning.

Key Points

1. Read the sentence and predict the missing word before looking at options
2. Look for clue words such as but, although, therefore
3. Check the tone and the logic
4. Fill blanks one at a time
5. Re-read the sentence with your answer

Expert Tip

Contrast words like however indicate that the missing word has an opposite meaning to something nearby.