FINAL MESSAGE: IMPORTANT!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Hi guys,
You should have received the 2007 Paper 2 from Ryan. Do try it under exam conditions. I will post the answers on the blog on Sunday.
REMINDER #1: Underline the key words in the question and look for these key words in the passage (you will usually be given the paragraph or line number). The answer is usually found within the paragraph/line stated (unless it is an inferential question).
Except for Own Words, Vocabulary and Summary questions, you may lift the answer directly from the passage (i.e. no need to substitute key words).
If you answer in your own words for factual/literal questions, you may risk losing the contextual meaning or accidentally giving an inferential answer (which is NOT what the marker is looking for!) You may also have wasted precious time (and brain cells) rewording your answer.
TIP #1: Assume all questions (unless told to write the answer in your own words) are factual/literal questions, and look for the answer in the passage. If you are unable to find the answer in the passage, deduce/infer your answer from the clues given in the passage.
TIP #2: If the key word in the question is not used in the passage, chances are that it is a factual/literal question. E.g., if the question asks you "What did Timmy do to punish Tommy?" and "punish" is not in the paragraph, it may be a factual/literal question and you should look for verbs that are related to "punish".
If you have problems recognising the type of question, drop by my window and I'll give you a mega tips on the wording usually used for each type of question. Do bring along the practice papers you have for 'live' examples.
MS Koo
