Types of Questions: Understanding (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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What understanding questions assess
What understanding questions assess
Comprehension of writer's key points
Meaning of 'between the lines'
Meaning of 'between the lines'
Implied meanings not explicitly stated
What is 'lifting'?
What is 'lifting'?
Copying directly from text (loses marks)
Essential requirement for understanding questions
Essential requirement for understanding questions
Answer in your own words
What must be rephrased in own words?
What must be rephrased in own words?
Verbs, adverbs, adjectives, figurative language
What can stay unchanged in answers?
What can stay unchanged in answers?
Proper nouns & common nouns with no alternatives
Two-stage approach: Stage 1
Two-stage approach: Stage 1
Locate & highlight the information
Two-stage approach: Stage 2
Two-stage approach: Stage 2
Rephrase in your own words
What to remove when summarising?
What to remove when summarising?
Figurative language, examples, lists, stats, comparisons
What is inference-making?
What is inference-making?
Reading between the lines for implied info