SHS English Language · Year 1

Main Ideas, Subsidiary Ideas, Summary Writing and Prepositions practice questions

Distinguishing main from subsidiary ideas, summary-writing technique, and prepositions.

16 questions in this topic: 8 recall, 7 applying skills and concepts and 1 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.

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Question 1Recall
Paralinguistic features, as defined in this section, refer to
- anon-verbal elements like tone of voice and gestures that accompany spoken language
- bthe grammatical rules governing how words are joined together
- cwords used to indicate the location or position of an object
- dthe process of reducing a text to its shortest possible form
Question 2Recall
The main idea of a text is best described as
- athe central or most important message the text aims to convey
- ba supporting detail that explains or expands on another point
- ca specific example used to illustrate a broader claim
- dthe very last sentence found in a text or speech
Question 3Recall
Summary writing, as defined in this section, is best described as
- areducing a text or speech to a simple, shorter form while retaining important information
- brewriting a text in exactly the same length using different words
- cexpanding a short text into a much longer, more detailed version
- dtranslating a passage from one language into another

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