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The following chart outlines the key information that you should remember about
"unstated" detail questions:

"UNSTATED" DETAIL QUESTIONS
HOW TO IDENTIFY Which of the following is not stated ... ?
THE QUESTION Which of the fallowing is not mentioned ... ?
Which of the following is not discussed ... ?
All of the following are true except ....

WHERE TO FIND The answers to these questions are found in order in
THE ASWER the passage.

HOW TO ANSWER 1. Choose o key word in the question.
THE QUESTION 2. Scan in the appropriate place In the passage for the key
word (or related idea).
3. Read the sentence that contains the key word or idea
carefully.
4. Look for answers that are definitely true according to the
passage. Eliminate those answers.
5. Choose the answer that is not true or not discussed In the
passage.

PASSAGE ONE (Questions 1-2)
Blood plasma is a clear, almost colorless liquid. I~ consists of blood from which the red and
white blood cells have been removed. It is often used in transfusions because a patient generally
needs the plasma portion of the blood more than the other components.
jne Plasma differs in several important ways from whole blood. First of all, plasma can be mixed for
(5) all donors and does not have to be from the right blood group, as whole blood does. In addition,
plasma can be dried and stored, while whole blood cannot.

1. All of the following are true about blood 2. Which of the following is NOT stated
plasma EXCEPT about whole blood?

(A) it is a deeply colored liquid (A) It is different from plasma.
(B) blood cells have been taken out of it (B) It cannot be dried.
(C) patients are often transfused with it (C) It is impossible to keep it in storage
(D) it is generally more important to the for a long time.
patient than other parts of whole (D) It is a clear, colorless liquid.
blood

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