Reading for detail means finding particular information.
First read the whole text to understand what it is about.
Then identify exactly what the question asks: a person, place, time, number or reason.
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Easy / Start here
Who? → a person.
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When? → a time or date.
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Reading for detail means finding particular information. First read the whole text to understand what it is about. Then identify exactly what the question asks: a person, place, time, number or reason. Search for that detail and check the surrounding sentence. A word that appears in both question and text may help, but it does not automatically prove an answer. In ‘The library opens at nine and closes at four’, an opening-time question needs nine, while a closing-time question needs four. Both numbers are present, but only one answers each question.
Underline or note the useful fact, then answer in the requested form. If a task asks for two words, a complete copied paragraph is unsuitable. If a sentence answer is requested, make it grammatically complete. Always compare the answer with the text rather than relying on a general memory of the topic.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Countable nouns name separate things such as apples and cups.
We can count them and use plural forms.
Other nouns, such as rice and water, are commonly treated as uncountable in everyday food descriptions.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
Three cups of water.
Moderate / Add a little
Are there any oranges?
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Countable nouns name separate things such as apples and cups. We can count them and use plural forms. Other nouns, such as rice and water, are commonly treated as uncountable in everyday food descriptions. Use ‘some rice’ rather than ‘a rice’ when speaking about the food generally. A container gives a countable measure: ‘a glass of water’. Some is common in positive statements, while any is common in negatives and many questions: ‘We have some apples. We don’t have any bananas.’ Offers and requests may use some: ‘Would you like some water?’.
Look at the meaning of the noun before choosing a quantity phrase. ‘How many apples?’ asks about countable items; ‘How much water?’ asks about an amount. Use familiar food and shopping situations so the difference remains practical rather than just a memorised label.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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A functional message helps the reader do something.
A note may request an object or explain a change.
An invitation tells someone about an event and includes the details they need, such as what, when and where.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
Please bring your picture book tomorrow.
Moderate / Add a little
You are invited to our class exhibition.
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A functional message helps the reader do something. A note may request an object or explain a change. An invitation tells someone about an event and includes the details they need, such as what, when and where. Friendly wording matters, but missing the date or place can make a beautiful invitation unusable. ‘Please come to our reading afternoon on Friday at two o’clock in the school hall.’ This gives an event, day, time and place. A sender’s name explains who is inviting the reader.
Make a tiny planning list before writing: reader, purpose, important details and sender. Use short sentences and a polite beginning or ending. Re-read as the receiver: could you attend or respond without asking for basic missing information? In practice messages, use invented contact information or leave private details out rather than publishing a real home address.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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