What it is: You read 3 texts and answer questions about them. 40 marks, 1 hour. Every answer comes from the text.
The question types: Each one has its own lesson in 6.2.
| Question type | What you do |
|---|---|
| Multiple choice | choose A, B, C or D |
| True statements | choose the number of true ones asked |
| True or false + justify | tick, then copy the proof |
| Find the word that means… | copy one word or phrase |
| Gap-fill from a list | choose a word for each gap |
| Matching | match headings, questions or endings |
| Complete the sentence | copy the words that finish it |
| Underlined words | say who or what they mean |
| Short answer | write a few words |
- the text booklet
- the booklet with the 3 texts
- Text A / Text B / Text C
- which text the questions are about
- (lines 1–12)
- look only in these lines
- (paragraph 3)
- look only in this paragraph
- the underlined words
- the words with a line under them
- using words as they appear in the text
- copy exactly, no changes
Remember: Answer only from the text, never from what you already know.
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Every text, four steps
1
Read the questions first
Know what you are looking for.
2
Go to the lines given
Questions say where: lines or paragraph.
3
Find the exact part
Read that part slowly, twice.
4
Answer only what is asked
A letter, or the text's own words.
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Text A — A school garden: Last spring, students at Hillside School turned an empty car park into a garden. At first, many teachers doubted the idea. "They thought we would give up after a month," says Maya, 16. Instead, the group met every Friday after school. Today the garden grows tomatoes, beans and herbs, and the school kitchen uses them for lunch twice a week. Next June, the students plan to sell their extra vegetables at a local market.
1. Choose the correct answer. Before the project, the space was… A. a garden. B. a car park. C. a market. D. a kitchen.
2. True or false? Justify it using words as they appear in the text. The teachers believed in the project from the start.
3. Find the word in lines 1–2 which means the following: changed
The answer
Your turn
- Answer it yourself first, then check.
Do
- Read the questions before the text.
- Look only in the lines given.
- Copy words exactly when asked.
Don't
- Answer from your own knowledge.
- Change the text's words.
- Leave any answer blank.