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How should a candidate answer a comprehension question that begins "What do you understand by …"?
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Answer
The question asks for an explanation in the candidate's own words, not a quotation. The answer should paraphrase the idea and, where the phrase is figurative, say plainly what it means in the context of the passage.
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Explanation
Reproducing the phrase itself earns nothing, because it does not show understanding.
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