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Multiple choice question

To clarify something means to make it clearer and easier to understand.

For example:

When you explain to your friend what a word means, you clarify so that he can understand what the word means.

The class did not understand what to do, so I had to clarify the instructions by using simpler language.


	to make something easier to understand
	to make something harder to understand
	to say in simpler words what something means
	to explain something

Which words below are closest in meaning to clarify? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	to make something harder to understand
	to make something easier to understand
	to explain something
	to say in simpler words what something means

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Multiple choice question


	show a picture or diagram
	repeat the information again, in exactly the same way
	add important information that was missing
	give you more examples of the concept

Imagine you are a student and you do not understand a concept which your teacher has talked about in class. What could your teacher do to clarify what you do not understand? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	repeat the information again, in exactly the same way
	give you more examples of the concept
	add important information that was missing
	show a picture or diagram

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Multiple choice question

See if you can solve this riddle:

A man fell out of a very tall building, but he did not get hurt. He did not have a parachute, and he did not land on something soft. He just fell out of the window and landed on the ground. But he did not get hurt at all.

How did this happen?

Answer: He fell out of the window when he was on the ground floor of the building.


	He fell out of a tall building.
	He did not have a parachute.
	He didn't get hurt.
	Where exactly was the man when he fell?

There are many different ways to clarify something. You can explain, give examples, or try to give a little hint.

Now let's see if you know how to give hints. Imagine that you ask your friend to solve the above riddle, and he asks you for a hint that will help to clarify what happened.

Which of the answers below would you give as a hint?

Choose the ONE correct answer.

Response:

	He did not have a parachute.
	Where exactly was the man when he fell?
	Feedback: Saying the same things again is not clarifying. A hint that asks exactly where the man was when he fell may give the person something new to think about. This hint helps solve the puzzle by clarifying that even though the building is tall, that does not mean the man fell from a high floor.
	He didn't get hurt.
	Feedback: To clarify is to make something easier to understand. If you remove important information, then you make something less clear and you do not clarify it.
	He fell out of a tall building.

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Multiple choice question

This exercise focuses on how more information can help to clarify something.

Read the paragraph and answer the question below.


	an apple with honey to make it sweeter
	a traditional symbol of a sweet new year

Filling in the Missing Pieces

In order to understand something clearly, you need to have all the important pieces of information in place. Even if only one or two important pieces of information are missing, you will need additional clarification in order to make sense of the information you have.

Look at the following picture. Can you tell what this is - or do you need additional information to clarify what this is?

Response:

	an apple with honey to make it sweeter
	Feedback: This is a traditional symbol of a happy new year - if you did not have this background information to clarify what this symbol means, you would think this was just an apple and honey.
	a traditional symbol of a sweet new year