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What does a vocabulary-in-context question test?
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What a word or phrase means in this particular text, using the surrounding context.
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What is a synonym?
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A word with the same (or nearly the same) meaning.
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What does "in context" mean?
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Judged by the words around it in this particular text — not by a dictionary alone.
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What are the two formats of a vocab-in-context question?
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(1) "Find the word/phrase that means X" (copy it out) and (2) "What does X mean here?" (pick the fitting meaning).
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Literal vs figurative meaning?
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Literal = the plain dictionary sense; figurative = a non-literal, imaginative sense (e.g. "nudge" = encouragement).
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What does "to sign up for" mean?
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To put your name down to join an activity or group.
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What does "reluctant" mean?
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Unwilling, hesitant to do something.
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What does "to urge someone to" mean?
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To strongly encourage someone to do something.
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Give the 5-step routine for vocab in context.
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Locate the word → Read around it → Infer from context → Match to the option / find the synonym → Check it fits.
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Why shouldn't you rely on a remembered meaning alone?
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A word can have several meanings; the context decides which one fits here.
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How do you confirm a vocab-in-context meaning?
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Re-read the sentence with your meaning slotted in — it should make sense.
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Golden rule for Paper 2 Reading marks?
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Copy the EXACT words from the text. "Using the words as they appear in the text" means paraphrasing scores ZERO.
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What does a True/False question need for the 1 mark?
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BOTH the correct tick (T or F) AND a justification quoted word-for-word from the text.
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How many answers go in a multiple-choice box?
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Exactly ONE. Two answers in one box scores 0.
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