An invitation needs acceptance or refusal; an offer needs acceptance or a polite decline; a question needs the missing information.
Several replies may contain familiar words, but only one may fit the whole exchange.
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Would you like some water? Yes, please.
Moderate / Add a little
How was your day? It was great, thanks.
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A reply should respond to the speaker's purpose. An invitation needs acceptance or refusal; an offer needs acceptance or a polite decline; a question needs the missing information. Several replies may contain familiar words, but only one may fit the whole exchange. Read both lines aloud to check that they make sense together.
Read a short text once for its general meaning and again for the exact detail. In a conversation, the reply must fit both grammar and purpose. In a factual text, the surrounding words help explain a new word. Use evidence from the text rather than choosing an answer because it is true in your own life.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Underline the important person, event or object in the question, then locate the relevant sentence.
The answer may use different wording from the text.
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A text says the shop shuts at six: it closes at six.
Moderate / Add a little
If Mina travels by train, do not choose her brother's bus.
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Question words show what to search for. Underline the important person, event or object in the question, then locate the relevant sentence. The answer may use different wording from the text. Read the sentence before and after it to avoid attaching a detail to the wrong person or time.
Read a short text once for its general meaning and again for the exact detail. In a conversation, the reply must fit both grammar and purpose. In a factual text, the surrounding words help explain a new word. Use evidence from the text rather than choosing an answer because it is true in your own life.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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A gap must fit the meaning and the grammar around it.
Decide whether the missing word names a thing, describes an action or links ideas.
Check singular and plural forms.
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Easy / Start here
Birds have wings.
Moderate / Add a little
There are many trees in the forest.
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A gap must fit the meaning and the grammar around it. Decide whether the missing word names a thing, describes an action or links ideas. Check singular and plural forms. After choosing, read the whole completed sentence. A word that is related to the topic can still be grammatically wrong in that position.
Read a short text once for its general meaning and again for the exact detail. In a conversation, the reply must fit both grammar and purpose. In a factual text, the surrounding words help explain a new word. Use evidence from the text rather than choosing an answer because it is true in your own life.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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