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When answering comprehension questions, why should you use your own words rather than copying from the passage?
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
Copying shows only that you can find the line; using your own words shows that you have understood the idea. Many comprehension questions carry an explicit instruction to answer in your own words, and marks are deducted where whole phrases are lifted from the passage.
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Explanation
Where a question asks for a word or phrase "as used in the passage", the quotation is of course required.
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