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Reading Paper:. Standard Grade Credit 2007. ‘contrast’ question. This question is asking you to ‘contrast’ something, which means it wants you to compare. When comparing you need BOTH sides. So the answer here is: “forgotten” v “unknown” / “open to the public” (1)

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  1. Reading Paper: Standard Grade Credit 2007

  2. ‘contrast’ question • This question is asking you to ‘contrast’ something, which means it wants you to compare. • When comparing you need BOTH sides. • So the answer here is: “forgotten” v “unknown” / “open to the public” (1) “mere” v. “startling” (1)

  3. ‘meaning of word’ question • When they are asking you for the meaning of a word they may refer to something you have NEVER heard of. • The best thing to do is to find the word in the text and work out what it could mean from the context. • For example: “To reach Maes Howe I took the road that passes over a thin isthmus between two lochs.” • We can see here that there are two ‘lochs’ on either side, and a loch is water. So we can assume the answer is, ‘strip of land with water on each side.’

  4. ‘In your own words’ question • When attempting these questions refrain from using ANY words they have. • Do not be afraid to ‘dumb it down’ and put it in to simple words because you can’t think of a fancy way to say it. Keep it simple! • For example: ‘domestic normality’ may become ‘ordinary everyday things in the houses.’ • No fancy words, but gets you two marks!

  5. ‘Sentence structure’ question • Look at what the previous question refers to. This will help you significantly with the sentence structure. • If they are referring to ‘clouds’ then look where it is positioned in the sentence. • If you say ‘clouds is at the end of the sentence’ you will get your mark.

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