1. IN YOUR OWN WORDS WORD CHOICE CONTEXT QUESTIONS National 5 English Mrs Woods

2. In Your Own Words When a question asks you to explain something “in your own words”, DO NOT QUOTE ANY WORDS FROM THE PASSAGE. Instead try to explain what you have read using similar words.

3. Neville Longbottom stumbled into the room and greeted them cheerfully. Neville was a round-faced and accident-prone boy with the worst memory of anyone Harry had ever met. Q.In your own words, explain two characteristics of Neville Longbottom’s personality. A. He was clumsy and had lots of mishaps. Happy natured. He was very forgetful.

4. As a racing car driver, I have experienced many a sudden and serious brush with mortality. Q.In your own words, explain what you understand by “sudden and serious brush with mortality”. A. Unexpected, major situation that nearly resulted in dealth.

5. The house had an ugly garden. It was small and sprinkled over with scattered eruptions of sickly plants. Cracked pathways ran haphazardly through the overgrown lawns. Q.In your own words describe what the gardens in the house looked like. A. Unattractive. Not large. Unhealthy looking plants were randomly spread about. The path needed repair and seemed to go nowhere. The grass was long and needed cutting.

6. Questions on WORD CHOICE When a question asks you to comment on Word Choice, you are required to QUOTE ONE WORD From the recommended passage.

7. Excessive exercise has been shown to be detrimental to your health if you are not fit enough to undertake such activities and the thought of this makes me shudder. Q.Quote of word that shows that too much sport can be dangerous. A.“detrimental” Q.Find a word that suggests that the writer does not like exercise. A. “Shudder”

8. Dental treatment can be excruciating not only on your teeth but also on your pocket; however, it is an integral part of oral health and should not be avoided. Q.Find a word that suggests the importance of visiting the dentist. A.“integral” Q.Quote a word that reflects the negative impact of dentistry on the patient. A. “Excruciating”

9. Write an Expression Questions that ask you to write an expression, or find an expression want you to QUOTE a part of a sentence from the recommended passage. (i.e. 3-4 words or so) Do not write the whole sentence.

10. “Around the time that Theo turned 13, his life began to change. He was not exactly ill, but not exactly well. Because of this, his parents took him to the doctor. Q. Write down an expression that shows that Theo was not feeling entirely healthy. A. “not exactly ill, but not exactly well.”

11. The old building, whilst beautiful, was dilapidated and run-down and would require considerable amounts of investment to bring it back to its former glory. Q.Find an expression that shows that the old building was dangerous. A.“Dilapidated and run-down” Q.Quote an expression that suggests that the building was once very grand. A. “former glory”

12. His tortured muscles burned as he ran on – nearly 25miles into the marathon. He sucked air into his burning lungs proud of his efforts so far. Q.Quote two expressions that show the runner was suffering. A.“tortured muscles” “burning lungs”

13. The flow of the river was choked and congested by the amount of detritus and waste washed in by the storm. Q.Find an expression that shows that the river was not flowing smoothly. A.“Choked and Congested” Q.Quote an expression which describes what was blocking the flow of the river. A. “detritus and waste”

14. Context Questions A context question asks you to discover the meaning of a word by looking at the words/expressions around it as clues. e.g. Skippy was reviled by the other bush animal. He was laughed at, seen as far too clever and was never invited to parties.

15. Context Questions How do we answer it? (Pattern) 1.Clearly give the meaning of the word in the question. (i.e. reviled) 2.Quote two words/phrases that help you get to the meaning of this word and explain briefly how those quotes helped you. (Quickly … you have 2 minutes ….)

16. You Try …. Context Question “The rumour that Douglas was a prisoner was still unsubstantiated. There had been no witnesses to his bailing out of the plane, and no solid information could be expected from beyond enemy lines for weeks, perhaps even months.” Question: Show how the context helped you arrive at the meaning of the word unsubstantiated.

17. Try one More …. (use the pattern ….) “ Most of the stuff earmarked for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in the New Mexico desert is plutonium-contaminated detritus which emits relatively low quantities of radioactivity – gloves, bits of drill, flasks, valves, rags, test tubes, pipes, sludge, shoes, lab coats and so on. Question: Show how the sentence provides a context which enables you to understand the meaning of the word “detritus”.