Comprehension skills
Understanding the Passage
- Highly hone your ability to recognise and understand
Arabic vocabulary
in various contexts. - Utilise context clues within the passage to decipher the meaning of unfamiliar vocabularies or phrases.
- Be proficient in identifying the
main idea
, arguments, and supporting details in a manuscript. Apply critical thinking skills
to evaluate and interpret the text as per its tone, purpose, and implication.- Break lengthy Arabic sentences into units of meaning.
Inferring Information
- Comprehend the
implications and nuances
of the text that aren't explicitly stated. - Effectively draw inferences and make predictions based on the presented information.
- Distinguish between fact, opinion, and bias in the text and substantiate it with evidence.
- Identify rhetorical devices, such as irony or satire, and understand their effect on the text's overall meaning.
Answering Questions
- Recognize various question formats and understand their requirement to respond accordingly.
- Always refer back to the passage, even for inferential questions.
Utilize direct information
from the text to answer straightforward questions.- Show a deep understanding of the text to answer inferential questions. Remember that even these answers must be rooted in the text.
- Make sure to
answer in complete sentences
in Arabic to demonstrate language proficiency as well as comprehension skills.
Summarising Texts
- Be able to identify and
summarise the essential points
in a text. - Incorporate paraphrasing skills so as to not repeat phrases from the original text verbatim.
- Structure your summary coherently, ensuring it can stand alone as a comprehensive piece, separate from the original text.
- Keep the summary concise while covering all the main points, avoid exaggeration or over-complication.
- Avoid personal opinions or interpretations while summarising. Stick strictly to what's directly presented in the text.
Using Arabic Language and Grammar Correctly
- Ensure the correct usage of
Arabic grammar rules
and semantic structures in your responses. - Exhibit extensive vocabulary knowledge to construct complex and nuanced sentences.
- Apply the accurate use of grammar and punctuation as per Arabic language norms.
- Constantly proofread your responses for any syntactical errors or inconsistencies in meaning.