FIRST / B2: READING AND USE OF ENGLISH PART 5

1.  TASK INFORMATION:

a)    In part 5 there is a test of 550-650 words followed by six questions with four options: A, B, C or D. The answers occur in the text in the same order as the questions.

b)   This part tests your ability to understand overall meaning, main ideas or details, as well as attitudes or opinions.

c)    You may need to infer meaning (use clues to understand things that aren’t actually said).

d)   The first line can be a question or an unfinished statement.

2.  ACTION PLAN

a)    Read the instructions and the title, if there is one. What kind of text (e.g. magazine article) is it?

b)   Quickly read the text without trying to answer any of the questions. What is it about? By skimming (which is reading quickly or superficially to get a general idea of the content and structure of a passage without trying to understand it in detail or deal with difficult vocabulary or concepts) you will be able to locate the answers more quickly when you come to the multiple-choice questions.

c)    Look at the stem of the first question, underlining the key words.

d)   Find the relevant part of the text. Draw a vertical line to it and write down the question number.

e)   Read what the text says about the question, underlining the words which answer the question and try to answer it in your own words.

f)    Look at options, A,B, C and D. Choose the answer which corresponds with the words you have underlined.

g)   If you really aren´t sure, cross out any options that you think are wrong and then make a guess.

h)   In conclusion, the best way to deal with multiple-choice questions is to: underline the key idea in the question, but not at this stage read the options A-D; locate where the question is deal with in the text and read that section carefully, underlining the words which answer the question and then look at the options and choose the answer which corresponds with the words you have underlined.

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