Lessons · Verbal Reasoning
CLT Verbal Reasoning · Lesson
Argument and evidence
These questions ask what an author claims, what supports it, and what would strengthen or weaken it. Some ask which quotation best supports an answer to the previous question.
- State the claim in one sentence, in your words.
- For "strengthen," look for a fact that makes the claim more likely; for "weaken," a fact that makes it less likely.
- For "best evidence," answer the earlier question first, then find the lines that prove that answer.
Q. An author claims that worms improve farmland by loosening the soil. Which finding would most strengthen this?
Answer Fields with their worms removed became hard and drained poorly within a few seasons.
It tests the claim directly: no worms, worse soil.
- A choice can be true and on topic but have no bearing on the claim. Ask "does this change how likely the claim is?"
- On paired evidence questions, a quotation that sounds important is not enough; it must prove the specific answer.
Every practice question comes with a full explanation, including why each wrong choice is wrong. Free, with no account.