COMPREHENSION NOTES FOR SEC 1

FACTUAL INFERENTIAL RE-PHRASE RE-PHRASE FACTUAL FACTUAL

INFER INFER RE-PH

evidence, quote, Why,how -20% Own What does this Explain Why….Answer
passage. suggest, imply, words, word tell you… fully in your own
attitude, means words
How,why- 80% feelings Why does the
writer use this
Refer to,compare refer to word….
Give, identify

VISUAL QUESTION METHOD PHRASING

What effect is intended on Purpose – to To ….. the reader to ……event

reader? encourage/convince/ make them
aware/ attract

Refer to the photo. What Analyse – target group, feature of The photo shows ….
impression/effect of the topic activity, surrounding objects
does the photo aim to present? This aims to…[effect] / This
implies that… [impression]

Refer to the information under Match the subject to the text copy
the headline. Identify two
phrases of not more than six
words each suggesting that
Project Abroad can look after
volunteers successfully.

Which sentence gives the main Normally not the heading Look for the line that sums up
message of the webpage? the main idea of the visual,
not only the purpose

Write [S] on top of Subject’topic, start answer with subject word in the front.

A word is not a phrase ‘ took’ [x] // ‘she took’[√]

Identify a word/which phrase – inverted commas ‘….’.

surprise – unexpected – compare expected vs unexpected Phrasing ‘- they were surprised because they
expected…… but instead…..’
SECTION B AND C QUESTIONS

What two other things did the librarian do to copy

show her dislike of Grace?

why does Mrs Morton think Grace is going into Copy the clues from passage [F]
the wrong part of the library?
But must explain/infer why it was wrong [I] cos
got to link to subject

HEADS Identify one example from paragraph 4 Copy

that Su Lin can give to support her view.

How would Ahmed explain his position with

Infer, elaborate
reference to lines 45-47? Give two points.