Summary Completion questions without a box of possible answers
The second type of Summary Completion question is more difficult because it doesn’t give you a box of possible answers. This means that you have to find the appropriate word or words from the passage.
It is very important that you complete the blank spaces for the summary with the exact words from the reading passage. In other words, you shouldn’t change the words from the passage to fit the summary.
Look at the Summary Completion questions below. Read the extract from Culture and Learning, then click on the Check button to see the answers.
Example
Questions 31-34 Complete the summary using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer. 31 ................... determines what and how people learn. In some countries, students are asked to work 32 .................... and to ask questions while in other countries, these practices would not be encouraged. Students of the same culture might even experience different teaching and learning practices. While younger students are required to do a good deal of memorisation in primary and secondary schools, they are asked to do more 33 .................... when they enter university. In terms of writing proficiency, research has shown that being a good writer in one language doesn’t mean a person will be a good writer in another language, despite their good level of 34 ............................
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Note that the summary is exactly the same as in Example 1. However, the answers are slightly different. This is because for this type of Summary Completion question you need to take the answer directly from the reading passage.
It is very important to pay attention to the instructions that set the word limit at one word, two words and even four words. However, three words is the usual word limit.
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