What are key words and key sentences?

What are key words and key sentences?

Keywords and key sentences

Written text books, articles in any website or magazines can be long and complicated. This can make it difficult to read and to understand, this is why learning how to identify keywords and key sentences is very important

Read

Read each paragraph very carefully. There is usually one important piece of information in each sentence

Identify

Identify the key words and key sentences. In geography these may include technical terms that are special to the subject

Multiple Select

From this paragraph which are some key words? Choose three

Types of Weather

There are several ways of describing the weather. You need to describe the amount of sun, the level of precipitation, the strength of the wind and the temperature. There are also possibly one or two other aspects to think about.

The first thing many people describe is the sun. They say if the weather is sunny or not. When there are a lot of clouds the sun’s light is stopped from reaching the surface of the Earth. When this happens it is said to be dull.

• weather

• dull

• precipitation

• temperature

• Earth

Write

Write down the key words to create a list

Research

Write down the meaning of each key word and key sentence that you are not sure about.

Multiple Choice

From the following paragraph. Choose one key sentences :

Flood is a type of natural hazard, affecting humans and natural habitats, or even killing them. A flood can also cause severe damage to homes, factories, places in public, etc. Initially, the trees in the forest should not be cut down unethically because they can cause many human disasters, which include flooding. A flood occurs; therefore, it is not possible to absorb the rainwater in the plant root, so water flows directly.

• Flood is a type of natural hazard

• A flood can also cause several damage to homes...

• A flood occurs...

• Water flows directly

Multiple Choice

From the following paragraph. Choose one key sentences :

Flood is a type of natural hazard, affecting humans and natural habitats, or even killing them. A flood can also cause severe damage to homes, factories, places in public, etc. Initially, the trees in the forest should not be cut down unethically because they can cause many human disasters, which include flooding. A flood occurs; therefore, it is not possible to absorb the rainwater in the plant root, so water flows directly.

• Flood is a type of natural hazard

• A flood can also cause several damage to homes...

• A flood occurs...

• Water flows directly