Know Thyself -Comprehension & Summary

Know Thyself

Multiple Choice

1. Both reading and writing skills are tested through comprehension questions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

2. Scanning means looking for specific information rather than trying to absorb all the information.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

3. Inferential questions do not have direct answers within the text.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

4. An introduction and a conclusion are essential to summary writing

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

5. Adding extra verbs and adjectives to your summary makes it vivid and shows that you have wide vocabulary.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

6. Summary writing for IGCSE is largely a reading skill although the quality of your writing will be assessed to a lesser extent

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

7. Brevity is an important feature of a summary

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

8. In summary your opinions are accepted only if they are valuable

• True

• False

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9. It is acceptable to write a summary in the first person

• True

• False

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10. Including illustrations and examples in the summary show that you understand the task well.

• True

• False