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Diagnose
Answer on paper or aloud before opening the check.
If a paragraph names a machine but explains why it was abandoned, should the heading describe its appearance?
Compare my starting answer
No. The main purpose is explaining abandonment.
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Understand
A heading covers the paragraph, rather than one vivid detail. Ask what the writer does with those details. A repeated word may belong to an example.
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Solve
- Read the whole paragraph.
- Write its purpose in a short phrase.
- Compare headings with that purpose.
- Reject headings that cover a detail alone.
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Practice
Paragraph A: Volunteers built a solar dryer for the herb garden. It worked in sunlight, but wet weeks left herbs damp. They replaced it with a covered rack indoors. Reliability mattered more than speed. Paragraph B: The new rack uses removable trays. Small labels show when each batch arrived. These changes help volunteers separate fresh leaves from dry stock.
- Choose for A: i Organising batches; ii Replacing an unreliable method; iii Selling garden tools.
- Choose for B: i Organising batches; ii Replacing an unreliable method; iii Selling garden tools.
Check my answers
- ii — The paragraph explains why the dryer was replaced.
- i — Trays and labels organise different batches.
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Verify
Compare your short purpose phrase with the chosen heading. Tomorrow, use two new paragraphs and hide the headings until you summarise.
Practice material, not an IELTS score. No band prediction.