Reading Skills: The Unseen Passage
Find the answer — it is already in the lines
Reading Skills: Cracking the Unseen Passage
In your English exam, one part is not from your textbook at all. The examiner hands you a passage you have never seen before — a seen one would be too easy! — and asks questions on it. This is the unseen passage, and it carries good marks. Here is the happy secret: you don't have to remember anything. Every answer is sitting right there in the lines. Your only job is to read carefully and find it. Let's learn exactly how.
Don't fear the word 'unseen'
An unseen passage is not a trap. For a careful reader it is the easiest marks in the paper — because the answers cannot run away. They are hidden in the lines right in front of you.
Teen tarah ke passage — the three you will meet
Don't worry about the difficult names. In simple words:
- Discursive — the writer is sharing a view and giving reasons, like a short essay (for example, why small habits matter).
- Factual — the passage is full of facts and information, often with numbers, a table or a chart.
- Case-based — a short factual passage built around a real situation or some data, with questions that make you use the information.
Whatever the kind, the rule never changes: the answer is in the passage.
Chalo, ek passage try karte hain
Here is a discursive passage. Read it the way we just learned — once fully, then answer. Take your time; there is no hurry.
Reading Skills: Cracking the Unseen Passage
In your English exam, one part is not from your textbook at all. The examiner hands you a passage you have never seen before — a seen one would be too easy! — and asks questions on it. This is the unseen passage, and it carries good marks. Here is the happy secret: you don't have to remember anything. Every answer is sitting right there in the lines. Your only job is to read carefully and find it. Let's learn exactly how.
Don't fear the word 'unseen'
An unseen passage is not a trap. For a careful reader it is the easiest marks in the paper — because the answers cannot run away. They are hidden in the lines right in front of you.
Teen tarah ke passage — the three you will meet
Don't worry about the difficult names. In simple words:
- Discursive — the writer is sharing a view and giving reasons, like a short essay (for example, why small habits matter).
- Factual — the passage is full of facts and information, often with numbers, a table or a chart.
- Case-based — a short factual passage built around a real situation or some data, with questions that make you use the information.
Whatever the kind, the rule never changes: the answer is in the passage.
Chalo, ek passage try karte hain
Here is a discursive passage. Read it the way we just learned — once fully, then answer. Take your time; there is no hurry.