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1. Unit 3 UNDERSTANDING
comprehension questions
Comprehension questions fall i nto three ma categories-literal, Inferential and Vocabulary. In this
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book. these questtons are identified by:
0 Lrteral
0 Inferential
0 Vocabulary
Answering Literal Questions
Lrteral questions are basically 'recall' questions that require you to pick out facts stated in the
passage .
You can easilyi entify them by the use of question markers such as 'who', 'what', 'when', 'where',
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'how' and 'why'.
EXAMPLE
As a result, there are both state military acttons and state terrorism actions.There can be both
guerrilla mifrtary actions and gucmlla terrorism actions.Accordingly, I a country were to deploy
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rts men t o eradicate a water system or civtlian strongholds. then that would be a state act of
terronsm as civilians would be harmed. Alternatively, I the country deploys tts men to attack
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rrurrtary areas or military strongholds. then that would be a state military action.The difference
here lies mainly in wh-ether there was any intention to attack civilians.
0 What Is the main difference between state military ac tions and state terrorism actions?
Answer
In stare terronsm ocllons, c1vtllon strongholds are attacked but 1n stoto n1111t01}' action!, mdltllfy
strongholds oro attsckod
EXAMPLE
Unfortunately, he was drawnI to the thick of it when the British lntroducod new taxes on salt
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Gandhi retaliated by leading the Indians 1n a march to tho Arabian Sea ot Ahmedabad
where they made salt by evaporating sea water.
0 Why did Gandhi march the Indians to the Arabian Sea?
Answer
Gandht marched the lndions to the Arabian S8li os a protO$( ngam$t the British croon ol
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2. Answering Inferential Questions
Inferential language is the most difficult to perceive.This language is Indirect and the meaning Is often
conveyed In an indirect manner. Suggestions and Innuendoes surround the subject matter and it Is up to the
reader to sift through the content and determine objectively what the author is trying to say. ·
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1. Educated guess
To determine the inferential content or the author's hidden Intention, one has to have a clear
understanding of the subject matter in the passage.Secondly, one should be able to make an educated
guess. An educated guess is a sound opinion made by the reader. confidently based on an alluslon
that he or she has picked up from the passage. It Is often that a passage is rlfe with allusions-things
1hat the author is trying to say without really saying it.This is when the student has t. Infer.
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2. Read the sentences before and after
tn order to avoid wrong inferences, the reader has to read the sentences previous to and after the
part where the meaning is not stated clearly .
3. Using yow general knowledge
In certain cases, the sentences preceding and following the word or expression may not be of much
help.