Reading Parts 5, 6 and 7
Opinion and attitude, text structure, and fast scanning.
15 minutes · A free lesson from Reading
- Part 5: a long text with multiple-choice questions, often about the writer's opinion, attitude or feelings.
- Part 6: sentences have been removed from a text; you put them back. One sentence is extra.
- Part 7: several short texts (or sections), and questions asking which text says something.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Which part asks which text says something?
- Part 5
- Part 6
- Part 7
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C: Part 7 — Read the questions first, then scan each text for paraphrases of them.
Quick check: In Part 6, what helps you put a sentence back?
- Pronouns, linkers and repeated ideas before and after the gap
- The length of the sentence
- Its first letter
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A: Pronouns, linkers and repeated ideas before and after the gap — One sentence is extra, so check that the whole text flows.
Quick check: In Part 5, how do you choose an option?
- By the words that appear in the text
- By meaning, not by matching words
- By picking the longest option
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B: By meaning, not by matching words — Find the part of the text the question is about, then read it closely.
Practise: Part 5
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Practise: Part 6
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Practise: Part 7
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