Part 3ReadingSection 12 of 13
3.12Question type: short answer
A direct question with a short answer taken from the text, within a word limit. These are usually the quickest marks in the paper, so find them and do them first.
- The answer is always words taken from the text, never your own words.
- Question words tell you the answer type: who needs a person, when needs a time, where needs a place, how many needs a number.
- Do not write a full sentence. Write only the words needed.




