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Old 24-Sep-2005, 07:58
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When setting an exercise for students that focuses on words and their meaning in a text or dialogue , which of the following would you use and for what purpose?

figure out the meaning

guess the meaning

compute the meaning

infer the meaning

deduce the meaning

(the text) suggests a meaning
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Old 25-Sep-2005, 00:08
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Love your question. Ask them all. It would make an exam more exciting. The problem is: how would you grade ...
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Old 25-Sep-2005, 07:35
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our teacher used to say "figure out the meaning of the word " i think it's the most appropriate one
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Old 25-Sep-2005, 08:50
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Love your question. Ask them all. It would make an exam more exciting. The problem is: how would you grade ...
Do you think that "guess the meaning" is suitable and specific enough for an exam?
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Old 25-Sep-2005, 08:50
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our teacher used to say "figure out the meaning of the word " i think it's the most appropriate one
Yes, I like that one.
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Old 25-Sep-2005, 09:46
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/M56/ Do you think that "guess the meaning" is suitable and specific enough for an exam?
It depends on the type of an exam, ...doesn't it?
It would be fairly suitable than these options as compute the meaning or deduce the meaning. ..no?
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i think guess the meaning will show how imaginative the students are .. they will try to think of all the possible meanings ..
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It depends on the type of an exam, ...doesn't it?
It would be fairly suitable than these options as compute the meaning or deduce the meaning. ..no?
I like your humor, Roro. Better to guess than to leave it blank.
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Old 25-Sep-2005, 21:13
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Good morning, Casiopea,
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Better to guess than to leave it blank.
Now let those exams keep students' imagination stimulated...
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Old 25-Sep-2005, 21:38
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/hanan_eg/I think guess the meaning will show how imaginative the students are .. they will try to think of all the possible meanings ..
Some example sentences make you ponder indeed...

# I cannot understand why he is wearing his sweater inside-out.

# My brother returned home yesterday late at night completely devastated.

(.... what happened ...??)

Please correct me when my English is too strange.
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