WASSCE English Language · Paper 1 style

Comprehension skill

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The sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph is the

Aclosing quotation
Blongest sentence
Cexample sentence
Dtopic sentence

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Answer: D

Topic sentence.

Trap A Goes by a surface cue instead of the grammar: Ask what the word is DOING in this sentence (subject? modifier? object?) and what the rule says, not what its ending or look suggests.

Trap B Picks a meaning that fits the context but not the words: Test the option by substitution: does it mean the same as the underlined words, not just make sense in the story?

Trap C Makes only part of the required change: List every change the transformation needs (pronoun, tense, time word, word order) and tick each one in the option.

Traps in Comprehension skill

Goes by a surface cue instead of the grammar
Ask what the word is DOING in this sentence (subject? modifier? object?) and what the rule says, not what its ending or look suggests.
Picks a meaning that fits the context but not the words
Test the option by substitution: does it mean the same as the underlined words, not just make sense in the story?
Makes only part of the required change
List every change the transformation needs (pronoun, tense, time word, word order) and tick each one in the option.

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