Typical+exam+questions

= Some useful exam question vocabulary about: = = opinion, awareness, comprehension and analysis = = = = media type="custom" key="21176142" = = = =**//Opinion//**= = = =**//Awareness//**= = = =**//Comprehension//**= = = =**//Analysis//**= >
 * =What are the ideas, moods and feelings?=
 * =What contributes to the atmosphere?=
 * =Discuss the view of…you feel is reflected=
 * =What do you think of the suggestion that…(plus quote)?=
 * =Why should an X aim at Y? Give reasons.=
 * =What might the writer’s reasoning imply about…?=
 * =Do you agree with X? Why or why not?=
 * =Why do you agree or disagree with X’s opinion that…?=
 * =What is the central message of the text and the general viewpoint of it?=
 * =What do you think are the main objectives of X? Discuss them.=
 * =What are the meanings of the following terms…?=
 * =What were the causes of…?=
 * =Who was involved?=
 * =What happened in the end?=
 * =What did X offer Y?=
 * =Why did X decline?=
 * =What did he propose?=
 * =What are the main objectives of X?=
 * =List the…=
 * =How should…=
 * =What measures need to be taken to ensure…?=
 * =To what extent are X’s views shaped by Y?=
 * =(A statement.) Do you think this is true? In which ways?=
 * =Discuss the statement “…”.=
 * =How can…?=
 * =What ideas are central to…?=
 * =What, according to X, is meant by Y?=
 * =How can an X achieve Y?=
 * =Paraphrase lines x to Y.=
 * =Describe the role of …=
 * =How did X utilize Y to achieve Z?=
 * =What is essential for X, according to the extract?=
 * =Show how the fact that X was Y, influenced Z.=
 * =Which details show that…?=
 * =Which atmosphere prevails in the text?=
 * =How did X differ in their attitude to Y?=
 * =What could have been the main reasons for…?=
 * =Based on this passage, where do the X’ main values come from?=
 * =How are they maintained?=
 * =Why do they change?=
 * =What is the main idea of this text? Use evidence from the text.=
 * =What is the writer’s belief about…?=
 * =How should…?=
 * =What measures does X suggest to ensure Y?=
 * =Outline the structure and main points of the text and classify the text type.=
 * =According to X, how does…?=
 * =Compare X and Y. Where do… come from?=
 * =Analyze the author’s language…What might be the reader’s background?=
 * =Which values are reflected in the text? Give examples from the text.=
 * =How do the values of X compare with those of Y?=
 * =Which contrast exists between X and Y?=
 * =Does the text imply (+ emotion)?=
 * =What is the train of thought in the passage concerning X?=
 * =Compare and contrast X and Y.=

= The operators in English //Abitur// questions need to be clearly understood. = = Therefore find German equivalents for the following and make questions about = = Globalization, Shakespeare or the American Dream using each one of them. = = = =1. describe= = = =2. outline= = = =3. state= = = =4. present= = = =5. point out= = = =6. summarize= = = =7. analyze= = = =8. characterize= = = =9. examine= = = =10. explain= = = =11. illustrate= = = =12. interpret= = = =13. compare= = = =14. contrast= = = =15. comment= = = =16. discuss= = = =17. justify= = = =18. evaluate= = = =19. assess= = = =20. examine=