ZIMSEC O-Level English Language
7.3.1Intensive reading
Overview
Forms 1 to 4: recall and higher-order questions, skimming and scanning, inference, word meaning, note making, summary, synthesis, paraphrasing and evaluation.
In this topic
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Answering in your own words: paraphrasing without lifting
25 min
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Finding explicit information: skimming, scanning and recall
25 min
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Facts, opinions, arguments and bias
30 min
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Following ideas: reference words and linking devices
25 min
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Inference: reading between the lines
30 min
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Meanings of words and phrases in context
25 min
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Tone, mood and the writer's attitude
25 min
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Writers' effects: word choice, imagery and structure
35 min
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Making notes from a text
25 min
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Selecting points for a summary
30 min
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Writing a summary in continuous prose
30 min
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