What it is: You read 3 texts and answer questions about them. The texts stay in front of you, so you can re-read.
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. Find the line first, then answer.
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Find the answer in 4 steps
Read the instruction
Choose a letter, tick, or write words?
Go to the lines given
Zeilen or Absatz tell you where to look.
Read that part closely
The whole sentence, not one word.
Answer only what is asked
Short, from the text, nothing extra.
Instruction → Lines → Read → Answer
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Eine neue Bibliothek: Die Stadt hat im Zentrum eine neue Bibliothek eröffnet. Sie ist von Montag bis Samstag geöffnet, von neun bis zwanzig Uhr. Außer Büchern gibt es kostenlose Computer und einen ruhigen Lesesaal. Um Bücher auszuleihen, braucht man einen Ausweis. Schüler bekommen ihn gratis, alle anderen zahlen fünf Euro im Jahr. Am Sonntag bleibt sie geschlossen.
Example question
Wählen Sie die richtige Antwort aus.
Was kostet der Ausweis für Schüler?
A. fünf Euro im Jahr
B. nichts
C. fünf Euro im Monat
D. zwanzig Euro
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.