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1. Matching Headings Questions
- Task: Choose a heading from the list which matches a section or paragraph in the passage
- Skills:
+ understanding the aim of a section identifying the difference between a main idea and supporting points
+ understanding aims of paragraphs and sections
+ understanding general content of paragraphs or sections
- Tips
+ read the headings before you read the passage
+ there are often more headings than you need
+ analyze the headings before trying to match them to sections or paragraphs - answers are often numerals (i, ii, ii, iv etc) read instructions carefully to check I answers do not come in order.
2. True False Not Given / Yes No Not Given Questions
- Task: Decide if the information or writer's opinion in the question statements can be found in the passage - - Skills:
+ identifying specific information and understanding the opinions of the writer
- Tips
+ Understand the meaning of each answer passage
+ yes / true = the same information is found in the passage
+ no / false = the opposite information is found in the passage
+ not given = the information is not found in the passage
+ paraphrase the statements before trying to locate the answers
+ answers come in order
3. Matching Paragraph Information Questions
- Task:
+ Matching the information given in the question with information found in one of the paragraphs in the passage.
- Skills:
+ identifying specific information
+ scanning for information
- Tips:
+ paraphrase the information in the question
+ find the information in the passage I answers do not come in order
+ the answer is often a letter (A, D, C, D...)
+ read instructions carefully to check - not all paragraphs may be used