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What does a sentence-completion task ask you to do?
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Finish a sentence so it matches what the text says.
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What are the two sentence-completion formats?
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Choose the right ending (a/b/c), or complete the sentence with words from the text.
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What is the 'sentence stem'?
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The beginning of the sentence that you have to finish.
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What does 'according to the text' mean?
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Based on what the text actually says, not your own ideas.
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When is a finished sentence correct?
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When it is true according to the text, not just sensible in general.
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Does the ending need to fit grammatically?
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Yes — the whole finished sentence must fit the grammar of the stem.
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Golden rule: what does "answer using the words as they appear in the text" mean?
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Copy the EXACT word or phrase from the text. Paraphrasing scores zero.
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Does paraphrasing score the mark in Paper 2 Reading?
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No — if the text words are required, a paraphrase scores zero, even if it means the same.
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Can adding extra words lose you the mark?
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Yes — keep the answer complete but add NO extra/irrelevant words; wrong extra info can cancel the mark.
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What does a True/False question need to earn its mark?
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Both the tick (True/False) AND a justification quoted word-for-word from the text.
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Do spelling slips lose the mark?
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No — small spelling mistakes are fine as long as the meaning is still clear.
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How many answers go in a multiple-choice box?
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Exactly one — putting two answers in the box loses the mark.
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Give the 5-step sentence-completion routine.
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Read the stem → Find what the text says → Copy or choose the ending → Check the sentence is true per the text → Move on.
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What is the 'time shift' trap in completion?
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An ending true for a later part of the text but not for the part the stem asks about.
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