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Why do candidates lose marks for copying whole sentences from the passage in a comprehension answer?
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
Comprehension tests understanding, not transcription. A copied sentence shows only that the candidate located the right line, and it often carries material irrelevant to the question. Most questions carry an explicit instruction to answer in the candidate's own words, and marks are deducted where they are not.
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Explanation
Short quotations are acceptable where the question asks for the exact words.
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