Reading: questions in Gujarati
The section of the reading paper set in Gujarati: questions in Gujarati, gaps to fill from a box of words, and at Higher a short answer in Gujarati.
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Reading: questions in Gujarati, explained point by point
Everything the GCSE specification expects you to be able to do, and how to actually do it - the same lesson a signed-in student studies from.
Know the section set in Gujarati
Section B has three questions where the questions and instructions are in Gujarati. At Foundation all three are answered by choosing; at Higher two are, and one needs a short answer written in Gujarati. The subject content asks for between three tenths and two fifths of the reading marks to come from questions set in the language.
Fill gaps from a box using grammar as well as meaning
A gap-fill gives a box of Gujarati words. The sentence often shows what kind of word fits: after મારો a masculine noun, before છે an adjective or a noun, after ગઈકાલે a past form.
Read the question words carefully
કોણ, ક્યાં, ક્યારે, કેમ, શું and કેટલા each ask for a different kind of answer. કેમ wants a reason, often after કારણ કે in the text.
Write a short Gujarati answer at Higher
Answer in a few accurate words, lifting the words you need from the text and changing their form to fit: a question asking તે ક્યાં ગઈ? is answered મુંબઈ or તે મુંબઈ ગઈ.
Look for the same idea in different words
The question may say ખુશ where the text says આનંદમાં, or શરૂ થાય છે where it says ચાલુ થાય છે.
Reading: questions in Gujarati key terms
The words the specification and the mark schemes use, each defined the way an examiner wants it.
- Gap-fill
- A text with words missing, completed from a box of options.
- Short-answer question
- A question answered in a few words: at Higher in this section, in Gujarati.
- Rubric
- The instructions, in Gujarati in this section: ખાલી જગ્યા પૂરો fill the gap.
- Word class
- The kind of word: noun, verb, adjective. The gap usually shows which is needed.
- Synonym
- A word with the same meaning, such as શાળા and નિશાળ.
Common mistakes in Reading: questions in Gujarati
The slips that cost marks year after year, and what to do instead.
Choosing a word for the gap by meaning alone.
Check that it fits the grammar: gender, number and tense must match the sentence.
Copying a whole sentence from the text as a Higher answer.
Give only what answers the question, in a few accurate words.
Answering a કેમ question with a place or a time.
કેમ asks why. Look for the reason, often after કારણ કે.