Recognising paraphrase in reading

Learn the six main ways exam questions paraphrase a text, so that you can match questions to the right sentence and spot answers that only look the same.

Level B2 25 min5 exercisesLesson 11 of 12 in Reading B2

Trains: IELTS Reading – Short-answer questions, TOEFL iBT Reading – Read an Academic Passage, TOEIC Reading Part 7 – Reading Comprehension

What you'll learn

Recognise six common types of paraphrase: synonyms, word form, active and passive, general and specific, negatives, and cause and effect
Match the words of a question to a different wording in the passage
Tell the difference between a true paraphrase and a sentence that only shares some words
Answer IELTS short-answer questions with words from the passage

Lesson content

7 steps · 5 exercises · 25 min total

1. Warm-up2 questions
2. LearnThe skill and the strategy
3. ModelSee how it's done
4. PracticePractice 1: IELTS short-answer questions + 2 more
5. Exam tips3 tips
6. Key vocabulary11 words
7. SummaryReview and finish

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