Spot the paraphrase: same idea, different words
Reading questions rarely use the text’s own words. Learn the main ways an idea is reworded, avoid near misses, and practise on four exam tasks.
9 min
Module 20 · Lesson 4 of 5
In this lesson
- Recognise synonyms, new word forms, passive sentences and general words used as paraphrase.
- Find the line in a text that carries the same idea as a question.
- Avoid near misses: similar words with a different meaning.
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