A Comprehensive Guide for English Paper 2 questions
English paper 2 generally tests reading skills such as skimming, scanning, intensive reading and extensive. Close reading and inference. All these are
English paper 2 generally
tests reading skills such as skimming, scanning, intensive reading and
extensive. Close reading and inference. All these are covered in 4 broad areas: · Question 1 :
Conventional comprehension (20mks
) · Question 2:
Extract from the compulsory text (25mks) · Question 3: Poetry/oral
literature (20mks) · Question 4: Grammar (15 mks) Question 1: Conventional comprehension/ Unseen Passage Areas Tested in comprehension/unseen passage The unseen passage or the comprehension tests the emerging/ current issues, for
instance, we can expect questions on Covid-19, Environment, Terrorism, Trade,
Global warming etc) How comprehension/unseen passage is Tested Comprehension/Unseen passage is usually tested through
a variety of questions that require comprehension and inference skills, summary questions, note-making,
paraphrasing semantics and grammar. Tips for tackling this question · Use SQ3R – Survey,
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