A speaker may complain, reassure, persuade or explain without naming that purpose directly.
Look at what the comment is trying to achieve in its context.
Important contrasts and qualifications often occur near the end.
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I know it looks difficult, but we will work through it together reassures.
Moderate / Add a little
Have you considered the long-term savings? can persuade.
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A speaker may complain, reassure, persuade or explain without naming that purpose directly. Look at what the comment is trying to achieve in its context. Important contrasts and qualifications often occur near the end. Select an answer that reflects the whole extract rather than a single emotional word.
Preview the question to identify whether it asks about fact, attitude, purpose or agreement. Follow the speaker's development rather than hunting for one repeated word. A speaker may concede a point before giving a different final judgement. Keep separate notes of each speaker's view during practice. After checking, explain the evidence and why a plausible distractor fails; this builds reliable understanding instead of answer memorisation.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Use the written sentence to predict the missing information and grammatical fit.
Listen for paraphrased cues around the answer.
Write only the required words and check number or plural form.
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A sentence ending was first developed in needs a place or period.
Moderate / Add a little
A description may introduce the answer before naming it.
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Use the written sentence to predict the missing information and grammatical fit. Listen for paraphrased cues around the answer. Write only the required words and check number or plural form. Extra explanations may exceed the limit. If the speaker revises an earlier fact, use the final intended information.
Preview the question to identify whether it asks about fact, attitude, purpose or agreement. Follow the speaker's development rather than hunting for one repeated word. A speaker may concede a point before giving a different final judgement. Keep separate notes of each speaker's view during practice. After checking, explain the evidence and why a plausible distractor fails; this builds reliable understanding instead of answer memorisation.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Track each speaker's particular experience or attitude rather than the general topic.
Several speakers may mention the same situation for different reasons.
In interviews, note how questions guide changes of topic.
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One speaker likes travel for independence; another values meeting people.
Moderate / Add a little
I agree about the cost, but not the timing signals partial agreement.
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Track each speaker's particular experience or attitude rather than the general topic. Several speakers may mention the same situation for different reasons. In interviews, note how questions guide changes of topic. Agreement can be partial, and an answer may reject the interviewer's assumption while still acknowledging part of it.
Preview the question to identify whether it asks about fact, attitude, purpose or agreement. Follow the speaker's development rather than hunting for one repeated word. A speaker may concede a point before giving a different final judgement. Keep separate notes of each speaker's view during practice. After checking, explain the evidence and why a plausible distractor fails; this builds reliable understanding instead of answer memorisation.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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