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Conclusion of the Passage The conclusion is the overall opinion of the passage. It can often be found at the end in the last paragraph, but the writer may also mention it in the first sentence of the passage and go on to discuss and justify the conclusion throughout the passage. Finding the Writer’s Strongest Opinion The writer’s most strongly stated opinion will tend to be found in the conclusion of the passage, so that is the best place to look.The strongest stated opinion may be mentioned the most number of times, or it could be a topic discussed in the most detail. When a question asks you for the writer’s strongest opinion, all of the options may be views held by the author. Therefore if you find a reference to statement A, for example, do not automatically assume that is the answer. You should check each option and find the strongest view.Ideally the strongest view will be surrounded by an indicator phrase: ‘Most important of all…’ ‘The most pressing issue…’ ‘…. is very important’ Timing for Writer Questions Author questions can be quite time-consuming because to understand the writer opinion you sometimes have to read several lines. Therefore be wary not to spend too much time on them if you cannot reach the answer. All the material for these VR longer type questions are covered in our free VR guide I hope that helps anyone that is confused about that :)
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