English Thinking

7 Skills in English. 7 are ready to try — three verified questions each, no account needed.

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Ages 5–6
Reading for Meaning
Understand that reading is about making meaning, not just saying words correctly — a text that can be decoded but not understood has not been read
14 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 6–8
Monitoring Comprehension
Notice the difference between decoding words and actually understanding them — recognise when you've read the words but not grasped the meaning, and do something about it
10 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–9
Author's word choices
Recognise how an author's deliberate choices — of words, structure, tone, and perspective — create particular effects on you as a reader
9 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 7–9
Inference vs Explicit Meaning
Distinguish between what a text explicitly says and what you have inferred, assumed, or read in — knowing which is which is fundamental to honest comprehension
10 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–10
Knowing What You Don't Know
Monitor your own vocabulary gaps — notice words you half-know, distinguish confident from uncertain knowledge, and develop strategies to resolve the uncertainty
10 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 8–10
Reviewing Own Writing
Evaluate whether your own writing achieves the effect you intended on a reader — go beyond checking for correctness to asking whether it actually works
10 verified questions on this shelf
Ages 10–11
Reflecting on Your Language Use
Reflect on yourself as a language user — how your reading, writing, and speaking shift across audiences, purposes, and contexts, and where you want to develop further
10 verified questions on this shelf

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