Reading: grammar, collocation and organisation

For a dropdown gap, read the whole sentence and enough surrounding text to understand the argument. Identify the grammatical role of the missing word, then compare meaning and collocation. A noun, verb, adjective and adverb are not interchangeable even when they share a root. Several options may fit the topic, but only one may fit the precise relationship in the sentence.

Work from both sides of the gap. A preposition may be controlled by a verb before it, while an article may signal a noun after it. If the paragraph contrasts a theory with evidence, choose a linking expression that preserves that contrast. Do not decide from a two-word fragment alone. After selecting an option, reread the complete sentence silently to check whether it is grammatical and sensible. Build a phrase bank from reviewed mistakes, such as depend on, evidence of and a significant increase, and use the phrases in new contexts.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

Drag-and-drop completion requires selecting words from a bank to complete a passage. Inspect the bank first for word families and grammatical clues, but make decisions in the passage context. More than one word may look suitable at first. Keep the wider meaning in view so that a choice used early does not create an impossible later gap.

Start with gaps whose grammar and meaning are clear, then return to uncertain ones. Check subject–verb agreement, countability, tense and collocation. A noun after many is usually plural; a verb after can uses the base form. Use these constraints to narrow choices without ignoring content. Once every gap has a candidate, reread the passage from beginning to end to check cohesion and logic. Review errors by explaining why the selected word failed and why the correct word fits. This turns word-bank practice into transferable reading and language knowledge.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

Reorder Paragraph tasks test coherence across sentences. Look for a plausible opening that introduces a subject without depending heavily on earlier references. Then connect sentences through repeated concepts, pronouns, chronology, cause and effect or general-to-specific development. A sentence beginning with this result normally needs an earlier result to refer to; it is unlikely to be the first sentence in an isolated paragraph.

Build strong adjacent pairs before forcing a complete order. If one sentence names an experiment and another says its findings were unexpected, that pair has a meaningful link. However, a repeated word alone is not enough; test the actual relationship. Read the proposed sequence as a paragraph and check that each reference has a clear antecedent. Avoid relying only on dates or transition words, because authors can discuss an earlier period after introducing a present issue. The final order should make the whole argument progress naturally.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.