GAPPED TEXT-SENTENCES

-Read the whole text first so you get its general

meaning and perspective.
- Read the text at least twice. Three times if you are
not sure.
- Now read the A-G extracts one by one and try to
decide where they go.
- You must eliminate the extra extract that is not
needed.
- Pay attention to nouns, pronouns, demonstratives,
linking devices, etc., that help to link each extract.
- Read the full text before and after a gap to check
that the extract you have selected makes sense in
context.
- “Word spotting” Be careful you don’t select
an extract merely because it contains words
that appear in the text before or after the gap.
- Make sure that the extract which you choose
respects the overall development of that
paragraph/whole text in general.
- When you have completed this part, check
once again that the extract you omitted does
not fit anywhere in the text.
 5 things you need to know about
Reading – Part 3 & 4 (Info transfer):
 1.Watch your spelling.

• Spelling is crucial for this part, marker would

not give you your mark even with just a single
spelling mistake. So, if it is something that you
are copying from the text, make sure you
don’t allow yourself to get it wrong! It will be
a shame if you lose a mark like that.
• e.g.
 2. Capital Letter for SPECIAL NOUNS.

• Again, these words are normally taken from

the text, not only you want your spelling right,
you also want to follow whatever CAPITAL
LETTERS used in the text, if the answer is in
CAPS, you better do it too!
• e.g.
3. Never write a full / long sentence, take
necessary words, leave out the examples.
• Many students lose mark because they take too
much from the text.
• Part 3 – no more than 3 words or/and 1 number
• Part 4 – no more than 5 words or/and 1 number
• You have to make sure you only take the main
answers and not the explanation or something
unimportant.
• e.g.
 4. Answers must fit in with the given
sentence starter.
• The more challenging part is to make sure the
flow of the answers is right. This can be a
tricky part. However, bear this in mind and be
more careful when you put in the later part of
the answer, make sure it fits with the starting
phrase given by the question (if there is)
• e.g. Notice that after the
word ‘must’, we cannot
use ‘ing’ , therefore you
must make sure all words
follow after ‘must’ do not
have ‘ing’, ‘s’,’es, or ‘ed’
 5. Make it a point to know these words.
• These words are popular words used in Part 3.
It wouldn’t hurt to learn what they mean
before the test would it?