Near-synonyms that change the meaning
Questions rarely repeat the text’s words. Check degree, certainty, cause, time and who said it, so that a near-synonym never slips a different meaning past you.
10 min
Module 31 · Lesson 3 of 5
In this lesson
- Test a paraphrase for degree, certainty, cause and time.
- Reject options and summary words that claim more, or less, than the text.
- Check who holds a view before you match it to a person or source.
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