Cambridge IGCSE

English as a Second
Language - 0510
 Exercise-1 Instructions
First, simply skim through the
texts and get an idea of what
it is about. Skimming, is
simply glancing through the
text to catch words and
phrases. Find out what kind of
text it is (travel brochure,
newspaper article, leaflet etc.)
and the main idea of each
paragraph. to look through the
questions first and then read
the text.
For exercise 1, scan the text
find the answers, by locating
the keywords (noun and/or
verb) from the question, in the
passage. Then read that
sentence properly to get the
answer. It is also worth noting
that, usually, answers will be
found in chronological
order within the passage
Some questions are very
specific, so the answers
are very easy to find.
Others you will have to
It is a reading read between the lines–
exercise. You can you have to look at what
copy the text from the author is implying-
the passage itself; what he means. Some
you don’t have to questions will also use
write in your own synonyms of the words
words! You don’t used in the passage simply
even have to write in to confuse you! So make
full sentence! As sure you know your
long as the answer is vocabulary!
correct. Make sure Remember, you don’t have
that you spell words to come up with your own
correctly, as answers, everything is
misspelling may there in the passage itself;
change the meaning it’s a reading exercise, not
of the word. writing.