All of us came across this type of question in our school life. I did too. All of us are familiar with this; explain in your own words question!!
Comprehension did have this kind and i always have problem dealing with that. I am slow doing this kind of question actually. My method of doing..
Translate the English words to Mandarin then translate back to English again!! I am weak in English, i don't deny. But time consuming!! Ms Yong did ask help me in my comprehension since i always have difficulties. (I really don't know what word to replace!!) In the end, she was like puking out blood because all the words she asked, i answered in Mandarin. She was like i am conducting a English lesson not Chinese lesson. Reply me in English.
I know the words in mandarin. Words in English, I have no idea.. =P
Ms Yong said i would do well in translation and i would scored full marks in translation tests. Who knows? Maybe i could. Perharps, I should consider to be a translater in the future!! =
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