English
Exam Skills and Methodology
The notions of the Exam Skills and Methodology chapter in English for 3AS, one by one: what the syllabus asks for, the method, the common mistakes and the kind of exercise that comes up at the BAC.
- 1 Detail comprehension — True/False & WH-question answering with justification Locate the exact sentence/paragraph that supports the answer before writing it
- 2 Reference-word resolution (it/they/that/which/this) Read backward from the reference word to the nearest matching noun/idea, then check number/gender agreement
- 3 Global comprehension — text type, title, gist & idea/paragraph sequencing Skim for structure (intro/body/conclusion) before answering global questions
- 4 Lexical exploration — synonyms & antonyms in context Search the same paragraph first — the exam always draws the pair from a nearby sentence
- 5 Word formation — root/prefix/suffix analysis & derivation table Strip known prefixes/suffixes first; what remains is the root
- 6 Sentence-level toolkit — connectors, sentence combining, question formation, reported-speech transformation For sentence-combining, identify the logical relation (contrast/cause/condition) before picking the connector's required structure
- 7 Written expression method — prompt analysis, guided drafting & genre craft Turn every guideline note into a developed sentence; never copy notes verbatim