- Prepared by: Yarieva Zarina
Explanation of this question type -
- You will be given a diagram or a plan.
- You are required to label specific parts with words from the text or a word list.
The diagram will be one of the following: -
- A design or plan
- A technical drawing, e.g. a machine or invention
- A diagram of something in the natural world
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Sample Key problems: - There are more headings than paragraphs – this makes it harder to narrow down the correct ones.
- Some headings will be very similar in meaning.
- It’s easy to confuse specific details in a paragraph with the main idea – they may be different.
- Synonyms and paraphrasing will often be used.
- It’s easy to spend too much time on this type of question.
- It’s vital that you understand what you have to do.
- i.e. The reading passage has five paragraphs, A-E.
- Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-E from the list of headings below.
- Write the correct number, i-x, in boxes 1-5.
- Read the list of headings. As you do so, try to match your summary of the first paragraph to one of the headings. Make sure that you read them all carefully and don’t just select the first one that seems to match as there may be two that are very similar in meaning.
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3) Underline key words - If a heading contains names, numbers, dates or place names, underline these to identify them as key words that should be easy to spot in the text. Or there may be a key noun that stands out. It could be one that occurs in more than one heading.
4) Similar headings - There will often be two headings with a similar meaning which can make it difficult to decide which one is the correct match.
- If you do spot two similar headings, make a note of this. It will remind you to look at them both closely when you think one of them is the match.
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5) Read the first paragraph - Your aim is to identify the main idea. Focus on the first one or two sentences and the last sentence as these will usually introduce and summarise this main idea. Skim read the rest of the text. You do not need to know the detail for this type of question
6) Summarise the main idea - Briefly sum up the main idea of the paragraph in your own words as if you were writing your own heading. Do it in just a few words or a short phrase at the most.
Practice - How wildlife benefits from big trees
- Factors that enable trees to grow to significant heights
- How other plants can cause harm
- Paragraph A - Big trees are incredibly important ecologically. For a start, they sustain countless other species. They provide shelter for many animals, and their trunks and branches can become gardens, hung with green ferns, orchids and bromeliads, coated with mosses and draped with vines. With their tall canopies basking in the sun, they capture vast amounts of energy. This allows them to sustain much of the animal life in the forest.
- How wildlife benefits from big trees
- Factors that enable trees to grow to significant heights
- How other plants can cause harm
- Paragraph 2- Only a small number of tree species have the genetic capacity to grow really big. The mightiest are native to Northern America, but big trees grow all over the globe, from the tropics to the boreal forests of the high latitudes. To achieve giant stature, a tree needs three things: the right place to establish its seedling, good growing conditions and lots of time with low adult mortality. Disrupt any of these, and you can lose your biggest trees.
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- Thank you for your attention!
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