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You learn how to keep the main ideas of a passage and leave out small details. You also practise choosing the correct tense so your sentences show when something happens.
You should already be able to read short passages with understanding. It also helps if you know common verbs and simple sentence forms.
Not confident yet? Work through Reading for meaning first.
One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.
Change to past tense: "She walks home."
Working: Regular verbs add -ed for the past tense.
In Upper Primary, this usually fits into reading and language work where learners practise understanding passages and writing clearly. It supports school-based assessment and builds the skills needed for the BECE by strengthening both comprehension and sentence control.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
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