What it is: You read 3 texts, often one from a novel or story, and answer questions. The texts stay in front of you.
The instruction on the paper: All answers must be based on the appropriate texts in the accompanying text booklet. → Every answer comes from the text, not from what you already know.
| Question type | What you do |
|---|---|
| Choose the correct answer | pick one letter: A, B, C or D |
| True or false + justify | tick, then copy the proof from the text |
| Word meanings | find or choose a word with the same meaning |
| Gap-fill from a list | choose the word for each gap |
| Matching | match headings, questions or sentence endings |
| Finish the sentence | copy the ending from the text |
| Reference words | write who or what a small word means |
| Short answers | answer in a few words |
- der Text / der Absatz
- the text / the paragraph
- die Zeile(n)
- the line(s), e.g. Zeilen 10–17
- die unterstrichenen Wörter
- the underlined words
- aus der Liste
- from the list
- die Lücke / die Zusammenfassung
- the gap / the summary
- die Aussage / die Begründung
- the statement / the justification
- das Satzende
- the end of the sentence
- Verwenden Sie Wörter aus dem Text
- use words from the text
Remember: The answer is always in the text. Long text? Go straight to the lines given.
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Find the answer in 4 steps
1
Read the instruction
Choose a letter, tick, or write words?
2
Go to the lines given
Zeilen or Absatz tell you where to look.
3
Read the whole sentence
And the one before it. Stories hide meaning.
4
Answer only what is asked
Short, from the text, nothing extra.
Instruction → Lines → Read → Answer
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Ankunft: Als Ella aus dem Zug stieg, war der Bahnsteig fast leer. Sie hatte ihrer Tante geschrieben, dass sie um sechs ankommen würde, doch der Zug hatte über eine Stunde Verspätung gehabt. Nun stand sie mit ihrem schweren Koffer in einer fremden Stadt, deren Sprache sie nur aus dem Schulbuch kannte. Ein Mann am Kiosk sah sie neugierig an. Ella atmete tief durch, nahm ihr Wörterbuch aus der Tasche und ging auf ihn zu. Zum ersten Mal an diesem Tag lächelte sie.
Example question
Wählen Sie die richtige Antwort aus.
Ella kannte die Sprache der Stadt…
A. sehr gut.
B. nur aus dem Schulbuch.
C. von ihrer Tante.
D. gar nicht.
Step by step
Do
- Read the instruction first.
- Stay in the lines given.
- Prove your answer with the text.
Don't
- Answer from what you already know.
- Write more than the question asks.
- Leave an answer blank.