Global Questions

Global Questions are questions that test your understanding

of the (narrative) text as a whole, and are usually allocated a
minimum of 4 marks.

They can come in a myriad of formats: flow charts, Venn

diagrams, tables, cloze passages, mind-maps, crossward
puzzles..

The list is endless – the only limit is the creativity of the

person setting your examination paper!
 Global Questions
Therefore, they key to not feeling daunted by this question
type is expect the unexpected. This way, nothing will surprise
you (and make you feel nervous and tense) when you finally
sit for your 'O' Level Comprehension Paper.
 Global Questions
Take note that the Global Question may consist only one
question type, or a combination of question types. The key to
getting your answers right is to analyse the question so that
you know what question type(s) you are dealing with, and
then ensure that you answer the question(s) accurately.
 Proof of Evidence Questions
Proof of Evidence Questions are questions that ask you for
evidence for something, for example, your answer, a view
expressed by the author or a character in a narrative text, a
deduction, etc.
To answer this type of question, you can either quote the relevant
evidence from the text, or you can paraphrase it.
 Proof of Evidence Questions
Strictly speaking, this question type can also be considered a sub-
category because it cuts across a few question types. For instance,
it can be an Inferential Question in reverse (i.e given the inference,
you have to provide the evidence), a Factual Question, a
Language Use for Impact Question or a Vocabulary in Context
Question.
 Proof of Evidence Question
“Come out this instant,” her father thundered,
''or I will break down this door! I practically
break my back working at the port and this –
this is how you repay me!” A vein throbbed in
his back, and his eyes burned with fires of fury,
his face a grotesque mask of rage and pain.
Proof of Evidence Question
 Question Types
● Use your own words Question
● Vocabulary in Context Question
● Global Question
● Proof of Evidence Question