Strategy check: You need to know whether a proposal passed a vote. Which unfamiliar word most needs checking?

• The verb that tells whether the proposal passed
• A colour word in the headline
• A word describing the voting room

English strategy check: 'Volunteers collected litter in the park on Saturday. They filled ten bags.' For an overview, what is its main point?

• Volunteers repaired paths.
• Volunteers planned a cleanup.
• Volunteers cleaned the park.

Strategy check: The first meaning listed in a dictionary entry always fits the word in your passage.

Strategy check: You read a cafe menu for vocabulary practice, not to choose food. You understand a dish description except for an optional decorative word. What is reasonable?

• Define every word before continuing.
• Leave it for later in this practice task.
• Treat the dish as safe to eat.

English strategy check: 'The path was [unknown word]. Fallen rocks covered it, and hikers had to turn back.' Which tentative meaning fits the clues?

• Probably freshly painted.
• Probably open to visitors.
• Probably blocked by rocks.

Strategy check: You should revise a context guess if later sentences give evidence against it.

English dictionary practice: 'He waited by the bank. The river had flooded its muddy edge.' Practice entry, bank (noun): land beside a river; a financial institution. Which sense fits the passage?

• The land beside a river.
• The financial institution nearby.
• Both senses remain equally supported.

Strategy check: An article reports that a plan was rejected, but your summary says it was approved. You looked up only five words. What should you do next?

• Look up every familiar word again.
• Check the wording that reports the plan's outcome.
• Keep the summary because understanding most words proves accuracy.