What to do
Missing Paragraphs

What to do

In this part, you have to choose the correct paragraph to fill each gap from a list. There is one extra paragraph you do not need.

This part of the exam tests your understanding of how a text is organised and, in particular, how paragraphs relate to each other.

Underline the names of people, organisations or places. Also, underline reference words such as ‘this’, ‘it’, ‘there’, etc. They will help you see connections between sentences and paragraphs.

Sometimes there won’t be a clue in the sentence immediately before or after the gap.

You really do need to read the whole text to get its meaning – sometimes the ‘clue’ is the entire paragraph.

Strategy

1. Read the main text through first to get an idea of what it is about and how the writer develops his or her subject matter.
2. Use clues in the paragraphs before and after the gaps to help you choose the ones that fit.
3. Clues may lie in the grammar, punctuation and/or vocabulary.
4. Try to guess the sort of information that might be missing.
5. Check any phrases/short sentences which you have not used to see if they could fit in the gap.
6. When you have finished the task, read through the completed text to make sure it makes sense.