Arabic A-Level
Vocabulary deduction
What Vocabulary deduction means in Arabic A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Vocabulary deduction
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Using word roots and patterns to work out unfamiliar vocabulary in context instead of guessing from English cognates.
Topics that use Vocabulary deduction
- Paper 1: Translation into English, reading comprehension and writing (research question) in Arabic (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Accurate extraction of detail, figures and reported views
- Close reading of Arabic written texts
- Discourse connectors
- Evaluating options against textual evidence
- Evidence
- Inference
- Applying source information to a set question
- Main points versus supporting detail
Using Vocabulary deduction in the exam
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