Question 3 - Summarise
This practices your ability to skim and scan a text, then put the information concisely in your own words.
Key Points
-Worth 20 marks
-15 marks for reading, 5 marks for writing -Spend approximately 40 minutes on this question -Do NOT go over half a page for each part of the question. -If you are running out of time, bullet point your points - it's still possible to get 16/20 without writing in full sentences... |
Steps to success
1. Highlight key words in the question
2. Highlight all the relevant points in the passage (8 points for each part) 3. Link and group relevant points (1a, 1b etc) 4. Write your paragraph, summarising the information in your own words and using connectives to link your points in style. 5.Move on to the second summary |