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The Comprehension Paper - An lntroduction
lhe entire CP examinalion;35 mdrks
The, ompr.hension p.rPer is worlh 50 m"ri ' of
for Conlenl and l5 marks for Use o[ l-nglish
Degree
E.g. An earthquake struck the city' and this terrible
catastrophe ieft thousands of
people dead or homeless-
lndccurate e\planation: "unluckv har
r,.,",,"a..pi"",,ii.;,' ;;::' "appenins' mishap
Explaining Words
1. Always try to exPlain the \'/ord using the same form or Parts of speech For
instance, do not define an adverb in terms of an adjective or a verb in terms ot a
noun- When in doubt, look carefully at the Passage to see how the !!ord is used-
Also, for verbs, use the same tense as in the original'
E.g. The wealth of the oceans remains unexplqllgd'
Inaccurate explanatiotl: "not Iully using and developing resources"
Prefered exPlanation: not fully used and developed"
2. Remember to explain the meaning of the word as used in the passage- Beware:
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many words have *ore than one neaning, so be sure that you have looked at
the context of the sentence and chosen the right meaning'
E.g. The two counkies signed a treaty based on their common
interests.
Which is the correct definition of "comrnon" here?
(a) ordinary ft) shared (c) widespread
Give only ONE answer. This is imPortant because when you- add a wrong
an.swer to a right one, the whole answer will be marked wlong So give the one
answer You are most conJident of.
E.g. malicious: "having evil intentions and being angry"
Tie above aruwer will not be awarded any marks as "malicious" does
not mean "being angrY".
4. Do not include extra details within your answer that aPPly to neighbouling
words but not necessarily to the word in question'
E.g. Curiosity is a fu1Q41q9gq! human trait'
Inaccurate explanation: "basic to people"
Preferred exPlanation: "basic"
does
"Basic to people" is incorect because the adjective "fundamental"
not dPPIY only to human beings'
6. Do not givc word using the same root form to exPlain the meaning
a
E.g. practicality: "the trait of being Practical"
iffational: "noi rational"
Notice the answet avoids using the key words in the given phrase and, most
im?ortantly, links the phrase to the context. It spells out exa.tly wnut the author
referring to by the words ,'advertised,, and "the fact',.
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lmportant Tips
. All significant in the giwen pluase must be your own. For example,
-words
"integral part of a new world order,' - if you write "essential part of a new world
order", you will not have used your own words sufficiently.
Try both these techniques in your assignrnents to see which works best for you'
Method A may seem more laborious but you should Practise it to learn the skiils oi
sumrrrarising.
Question: Describe the benefits of the kangany system in about 100 words.
Use your own lyords as far as possible.
2.
4.
6.
Task 2 : Using only your own notes, write the summary in simple, correct
English.