English Reading Mastery | ثالث ثانوي — من الصفر لقطع الامتحان

EZ Reading Skill 01 — Skim for topic and main idea

Read the title, first/last sentences and repeated ideas to identify the passage topic and main idea quickly without translating every word.

EZ Reading Skill 02 — Scan for explicit details

Locate names, numbers, dates, causes, results and other stated facts efficiently by matching question keywords with the passage.

EZ Reading Skill 03 — Context clues without translation

Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words from nearby definitions, examples, contrast, cause/result and sentence meaning before using a dictionary.

EZ Reading Skill 04 — Synonyms and antonyms in context

Choose the correct synonym or antonym from the meaning intended in the passage, not from the word's most common isolated meaning.

EZ Reading Skill 05 — Make evidence-based inferences

Combine clues from the passage with logical reasoning to answer questions whose answers are implied rather than directly stated.

EZ Reading Skill 06 — Writer viewpoint, purpose and tone

Identify what the writer thinks, why the passage was written, and the writer's attitude by using language choices and supporting evidence.

EZ Reading Skill 07 — Reference words and pronouns

Trace pronouns and reference expressions such as it, they, this, these and which back to the correct noun or idea in the passage.

EZ Reading Skill 08 — Figurative and non-literal meaning

Interpret idioms, metaphors and figurative expressions by using the surrounding context instead of translating them literally.

EZ Reading Skill 09 — Eliminate distractors

Reject options that are partly true, too broad, too narrow, opposite to the text, or based on outside knowledge rather than passage evidence.

Identify the main purpose of an unseen passage

Determine the central purpose of a passage about summer camps by distinguishing learning-plus-fun from distractors.

Retrieve explicit details from an unseen passage

Locate activities, duration, benefits and target groups directly from the passage.

Infer reasons and relationships in an unseen passage

Explain why parents value camps, why energetic children benefit and how camps support confidence and teamwork.

Use context to choose vocabulary inside an unseen passage

Use sentence meaning to select words such as enjoy, energetic, proud and supportive accurately.

EZ Reading Skill 10 — Timed past-paper passage strategy

Solve a full exam passage under time pressure using a repeatable sequence: preview questions, skim, scan, answer easy evidence questions first, infer, then review distractors.