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What does « compléter des phrases » mean?
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To complete sentences (a sentence-completion task).
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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 is the classic sentence-completion instruction?
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« Complétez les phrases suivantes avec des mots du paragraphe / du texte. »
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What does « un maximum de trois mots par phrase » mean?
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A limit: complete each sentence with no more than three words.
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What is the word-bank (matching) form of sentence completion?
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« Reliez chaque début de phrase à la fin correspondante » — choose each ending from a list.
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What does « le début de la phrase » mean?
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The sentence stem — the beginning you must complete.
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What does « la fin correcte » mean?
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The correct ending.
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What does « vrai selon le texte » mean?
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True according to the text.
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Does the ending need to fit grammatically?
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Yes — the completed sentence must fit the grammar of the stem.
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When is a completed sentence correct?
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When it is true according to the text, not just sensible in general.
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Give the 5-step sentence-completion routine.
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Read the stem → Find what the text says → Choose or write the ending → Check the sentence is true per the text → Move on.
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Can an ending be wrong even if it sounds reasonable?
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Yes — if the text doesn't state it, a sensible-sounding ending is still wrong.
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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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Should you complete a sentence from memory?
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No — complete it from the text, which stays in front of you.
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