Sample Questions

What is the main idea of the passage? Choose the right answer.

(A) Historically, the movement of people has been the main reason for language spread. It still has important linguistic consequences today.

(B) Freedom of labour movement within the EU has led to the emergence of new linguistic communities in Britain.

(C) We now live in a world in which migrants do not have to break connections with friends and family to begin the generations-long process of assimilating to a new identity.

(D) Poverty, as well as wealth, is becoming globalised.

Will patterns of emigration become reversable in the 21st century?

Which line or lines best summarize the author's main idea?

Sample Questions

What is the main topic of the passage?

(A) Lack of English in some countries.

(B) Need for face-to-face international communication and a growing role for global English.

What does the passage mainly discuss? What is the passage primarily concerned with?

(A) People on the move.

(B) The impact of globalisation on wealth.

Main purpose questionsask why the author wrote a passage. The answer choices for these questions usually begin with infinitives.

Sample Questions

• What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

• What is the author's main purpose in the passage?

• What is the main point of this passage?

• Why did the author write the passage?

Sample Answer Choices

To define_____

To relate_____

To discuss_____

To propose_____

To illustrate_____

To support the idea that_____

To distinguish between _____and______

To compare ____and_____

Main detail questionsask about the most significant information of the passage. To answer such a question you should point out a line or two in the text.

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