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For Section C,

what is the first thing you should do?


For Section C,
what is the first thing you should do?
FIRST,

DONT READ THE TEXT


YET.
FIRST,

READ THE QUESTIONS!


WHY?
YOU KNOW WHAT YOURE
DOING AND YOURE NOT
WASTING TIME
STEP-BY-STEP
TIPS AND GUIDE
STEP 1: DRAW THE LINES!
Look at instructions.
Find the phrase use materials from line X to line Y.
Draw a straight line BEFORE line X and another straight line
AFTER line Y.
OR
STEP 2: DRAW THE BOXES!
Always start on a fresh new page.
An ideal box should have 5 columns and 26 rows so that you
will have 130 boxes.
STEP 3: THE 10 WORDS GIVEN
Find the 10 words given.
Copy the 10 words given into the first 10 boxes.
STEP 4: ANSWER THE COMPREHENSION Qs
Pay attention to:
the WH-questions and the keywords in the question. They
will help you locate the answers.
the pronouns used. Change the pronouns accordingly, if needs
to.
STEP 5: WHAT THE QUESTION WANTS
Read the summary question.
Find out what the question wants:
Is it step-by-step instruction? (verbs)
Is it what the writer did? (verbs)
Is it what the writer felt? (adjectives)
Is it a list things/facts? (nouns)
STEP 6: WHERE IS THE 1ST POINT?
Go back to line X.
Look for keywords in the text that coincides with the question.
STEP 7: FIND ALL CONTENT POINTS
Find the content points and underline them.
There are usually 13 to 15 content points for every
comprehension text.
DO NOT INCLUDE ELABORATION (who, what, where, when,
etc.)
DO NOT WRITE THE SUMMARY yet until you have found at
least 10 or 11 content points.
STEP 8: WRITE YOUR SUMMARY
Once you have 10 or 11 content points, you can start writing
your summary.
REMEMBER:
Each sentence must be a complete sentence (has subject and verb)
Change pronoun(s) if you are required to do so.
STEP 9: THE WORDCOUNT
At the end of your summary, dont forget to place a word count
of your summary. For example: (128 words)
REMEMBER:
DO NOT EXCEED 130 words (+/-5 words)
DO NOT CHEAT as examiners will count the words.
LETS TRY!

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