Find the Answer in the Text · reading

Supporting Details & Paraphrase

التفاصيل الداعمة وإعادة الصياغة

Locate direct evidence even when the question paraphrases the passage.

Unit: Find the Answer in the Text Course

Strategy

الاستراتيجية

Teaching points

• Detail questions are usually answered explicitly.
• Match meaning, not exact wording.
• Scan for names, numbers, causes, effects, locations, and actions.
• Read one sentence before and one sentence after the keyword.
• STEP trap: distractors often reuse exact passage words but change the relationship.

- أسئلة التفاصيل غالباً لها إجابة مباشرة. - ابحث عن نفس المعنى وليس نفس الكلمات. - استخدم الكلمات المفتاحية مثل الأرقام والأسماء والأسباب والنتائج. - اقرأ الجملة التي تحتوي على الكلمة وما حولها. - فخ STEP: قد يستخدم الخيار كلمات النص نفسها لكنه يغير العلاقة بينها.

Reading passage

A university introduced a bicycle-sharing program for students and staff. During the first semester, more than 4,000 trips were recorded. Most users borrowed bicycles for short journeys between campus buildings rather than for travel outside the university. Surveys also showed that convenience, not cost, was the main reason people used the service.

Practice

Answer the 3 questions, then check — أجب عن الأسئلة الثلاثة ثم تحقق

1. What was the main reason people used the bicycle-sharing service? A. It was free. B. It was convenient. C. It was required by the university. D. It reduced exam stress.
2. Most bicycle trips were used for: A. travel between campus buildings B. long journeys outside the city C. weekend tourism D. sports competitions
3. "More than 4,000 trips were recorded" means: A. exactly 4,000 bicycles were purchased B. the bicycles were used over 4,000 times C. 4,000 students joined the university D. each user took 4,000 trips