Find it in the text

Hello, and welcome to Myriora English! In a reading test, the answer to many questions is written right there in the passage. You just need to find it. Here's how.

First, read the whole passage once, just for the story. Don't try to remember it all. Next, read the question. What did the key smell of? Pick out the key word: smell. Now go back, and look for that word in the passage. It smelled of rust. So the answer is rust.

Sometimes the question uses different words from the passage. When did Mia try the key? The word when isn't in the passage, so look for a time word. That evening. So she tried it in the evening.

Let's try one together. Which lock did the key open? Say it out loud!

The garden shed! The passage says, only the garden shed opened.

Here's a common mistake. What colour was the key? It smelled of rust, so lots of people say orange. But that's a guess from memory. The passage says brown. Always go back and check.

Your turn! Read the passage, then answer the question. Where did Tom leave his lunch? Pick the right card. You've got fifteen seconds, or pause the video. Go!

Time's up! On the bus! The last part of the passage says he had left his lunch on the bus.

Quick review. Read the whole passage first. Find the key word, then find it in the passage. Answer from the passage, not from memory. See you next time!