Short-answer questions

Name: Short-answer questions
Uploaded: 2026-10-24
Duration: 1 min 7 s
Description: More than one in four AEAS reading questions asks you to fill a gap with words from the text. Here's how to get every mark. First, find the place. The virus can pass from one person to another via what? Look for words like spread or pass. It's in paragraph 4.

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How to get every mark on AEAS Reading fill-the-gap questions (more than one in four).

1Find the place: look for the question's key words, or words that mean the same.
2Copy the exact words from the text. Don't explain them in your own words.
3Read the sentence with your answer in it. It must make sense and be grammatical.
4Check the spelling. A copied word spelled wrongly can lose the mark.

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