False or Not Given? The hardest call at band 9
Settle False versus Not Given and No versus Not Given with one test: could the text and the statement both be true? Two original passages, one of facts and one of views.
10 min
Module 31 · Lesson 2 of 5
In this lesson
- Use the contradiction test to separate False (or No) from Not Given.
- Spot statements on the same topic as the text that make a point it never settles.
- Judge the writer’s views, including views the writer only reports or concedes.
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