Evidence-led reading means every answer you write can be pointed back to a sentence in the passage. This cluster adds four habits to modern-text comprehension: separating fact from attitude, explaining figurative phrases, choosing real evidence, and comparing two views fairly.
The passages and model answers here are in Chinese, because that is the language the assessed work stays in. The English explains the method.
How do the four habits connect?
Each habit answers one question a marker silently asks about your answer. The order below is the order that makes study easiest.
| Step | Question to ask | Lesson |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is this sentence a fact or someone’s attitude? | Fact versus writer attitude |
| 2 | What does this figurative phrase mean here? | Figurative expressions and their surrounding sentences |
| 3 | Does my quote prove the inference, or only share a word with it? | Evidence that supports an inference |
| 4 | Am I reporting two views as they are written? | Comparing two views |
Start with steps 1 and 3. Steps 2 and 4 both depend on quoting the right words.
One short example to see the difference
Read this two-sentence passage.
“自从社区图书馆把关门时间从八点推迟到十点，放学后来温习的中学生多了起来。馆员林姐说，她希望这个安排能一直保留下去。”
Ask which sentence states a fact and which shows an attitude. The first sentence is a fact: the closing time changed, and more students came. The second reports 林姐’s hope. The words “希望” and “保留下去” show what she wants, which is an attitude and not something the passage proves.
A student who answers “林姐认为图书馆很重要” has added a meaning the text never states. An evidence-led answer stays closer: “林姐希望延长开放的安排继续下去。”
Who should start where?
- Marks lost on “writer’s attitude” questions: begin with the fact versus attitude lesson.
- Answers that quote a sentence but still lose marks: begin with the evidence lesson.
- Stuck on phrases like “长了脚”: begin with the figurative expression lesson.
- Two-passage or two-speaker questions: begin with the comparison lesson, after the evidence lesson.
When you have worked through the lessons, test all four together on the integrated practice set. Keep a note of each lost mark with the mistake log and paper-error review, so you can see which habit needs more time.
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