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Revising scanning & information retrieval skills
Preguntas del test (6)
1Questions 1 and 2 on paper 1 will always direct you to short sections towards the start of the text.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
2Look at the typical question 1 from paper 1 in the image.
What are you being asked to do?
- AExplain why Pip was afraid
- BScan lines 1 - 6
- CSuggest a reason for Pip's fear in lines 1 -6
- DFind the only possible phrase which answers this question in lines 1 -6
- EFind the phrase which shows Pip was afraid
- FQuote the phrase directly without explaining or analysing
3You will need to use scanning and information retrieval skills when answering the analysis question, question 3.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
4Look at the question 1 in the picture opposite and the section of text which a candidate has highlighted with possible quotes.
The problem is that the candidate has highlighted far too much of the text. Please choose the examples from the text which would be acceptable as answers to the question set.
- AShe felt a sharp pang
- BGrew disturbed and uneasy
- CShe tried to go away
- DWith sham vivacity
- Eher feet were treacherous
5Look at the response to a question 2 from Paper 1 in which the candidate has provided 2 direct quotations.
Although the response would have got the candidate the 2 marks on offer, the second example would have been better if it had been paraphrased using the candidates own words but retaining the meaning of the quote.
Which of the following sentence most effectively paraphrases the second quote in the picture?
- ACathy explains to Nelly that she and Heathcliff share a soul.
- BBecause Cathy loves Heathcliff.
- CCathy believes that she and Heathcliff are soul-mates.
- DBecause they are so alike.
6Which questions on paper 1 will require scanning and information retrieval skills?
- A1
- B2
- C3
- D4
- E5
- F6
Información
- Descripción
- A short quiz to help learners hone their scanning & information retrieval skills.
- Autor
- Sarah Holmes
- Idioma
- English
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