Structured Practice

GRE Verbal 5: Reading purpose: contrasting models

MCQ

MCQ 1 marks 2 minutes 0 words

Task instructions

Choose the best answer. For sentence equivalence in full practice, select two choices only when instructed.

Why might an author present two competing models?

A. To compare explanatory strengths and limitations
B. To prove both are identical
C. To avoid making any argument
D. To replace evidence with opinion

Practice workspace

Write notes or your response

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Reveal answer key / expected response

A — To compare explanatory strengths and limitations

Suggested approach

Identify the tested relationship; eliminate choices that are grammatically or logically incompatible; verify the sentence or passage as a whole.

Official-style scoring criteria

Correct interpretation, vocabulary, and reasoning.