Part 2 Decoded
Part 2 combines a diagram, table, or chart with an email or short passage. Questions ask you to cross-reference information between the two. This sounds hard but it's actually the most mechanical part — once you learn the system, it's almost formulaic.
The diagram can be: a schedule, a price list, a floor plan, a comparison table, a process flowchart, or a simple chart. The email provides context or asks about specific details shown in the diagram.
The Title-Label-Data Scan
Decode any diagram in 20 seconds:
Step 1 — Title: Read the diagram's title or heading. What is this diagram about? Step 2 — Labels: Read column headers, row labels, axis labels, legend items. What categories does it show? Step 3 — Data: Scan for notable values — the highest, lowest, any marked items, footnotes, or asterisks.
Don't try to memorize the whole diagram. Your paragraph map is: "I know where the prices are, where the dates are, and where the features are." When a question asks about a specific detail, jump to that part of the diagram.
Cross-Referencing Email + Diagram
The most common question pattern: the email mentions something that requires looking at the diagram to confirm.
Example: Email says "I'm interested in the premium package." Question asks which features are included. You need to find "premium" in the diagram and read across.
Strategy: When you read the email, underline (mentally) any noun that might appear in the diagram — package names, dates, prices, locations. These become your search terms when you go to the diagram.
For cloze blanks in Part 2, the answer is almost always directly visible in the diagram. The blank tests whether you can read the visual correctly, not whether you can infer meaning.
Common Diagram Traps
The wrong row/column: Diagrams with many rows look similar. Use your finger (or cursor) to trace along the exact row. One row off = wrong answer.
The footnote trap: Small print with asterisks (*) often contains exceptions or conditions. Always check for footnotes — they're there because a question targets them.
The outdated information: Some diagrams show old and new data (e.g., "previous price" vs "current price"). Make sure you're reading the correct version.
The unit mismatch: Is the price per month or per year? Is the distance in km or miles? Check units before comparing values.