Comprehension and Interpretation
Comprehension asks you to build accurate meaning from a passage and then reason beyond it. The concepts are: main idea versus supporting detail, inference (reading between the lines while staying anchored in the text), tone and purpose, vocabulary in context, and distinguishing fact from opinion.
A strong method is to read the question first, then the passage, marking the sentence that answers each question. For inference, ask: what does the text strongly imply but not state directly? The correct answer is always supportable by evidence in the passage - never by your personal knowledge alone.
Traps to expect: (1) True-but-not-asked options - statements that are correct but do not answer the question. (2) Extreme wording - options using "always", "never", or "all" when the passage is more cautious. (3) Outside knowledge - answers that may be factually true but are not supported by the text. (4) Confusing the author's view with a view the author reports.
Rule of thumb: every answer must be traceable to a line or a clear implication of the passage. If you cannot point to where the text supports it, it is a distractor.
Worked example: Passage: "Although the new library was smaller than the old one, its opening hours were far more generous, and attendance doubled within a month." Question: what does the writer suggest caused the rise in attendance? The word "Although" signals that size is not the cause; "more generous" hours are offered as the reason. The best answer is longer opening hours, not the building's size.