True, False, Not Given (and Yes, No, Not Given)
A clear method for True/False/Not Given and Yes/No/Not Given, the classic traps, and an original passage to practise on with full explanations.
60 min
Module 6 · Lesson 3 of 7
In this lesson
- Explain exactly what True, False and Not Given mean, and how Yes, No, Not Given differs
- Follow a step-by-step method that finds the evidence before you choose an answer
- Recognise the classic traps: Not Given versus False, small qualifying words, paraphrase and word matching
- Apply the method to an original passage and review your mistakes by type
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Inside this lesson
- What the three answers really mean
- Facts or views: two versions of the same question
- A step-by-step method
- Worked example: the method in action
- Trap 1: Not Given or False?
- Trap 2: small words that change everything
- Trap 3: paraphrase and word matching
- Yes, No, Not Given: finding the writer’s view
- Practice passage: the island that turned down its lights
- Review your answers by type of mistake
- Habits for the exam