Passage Reference: It can control your home, re-programming the central heating if you need to get up earlier and providing a remote alert if the home security system is triggered.

Common Mistake: Students may write message or warning, but these words do not appear in the passage. You must copy the exact word from the text. This is a synonym trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'providing a remote alert if the home security system is triggered' = Summary: 'send you an ___ if there is a problem with the security'

Tips: When you see 'a problem with security', scan for 'security system' in the passage.

Key Vocabulary:

• alert = warning
• triggered = set off

Question Focus: Synonym match - 'near you' paraphrased as 'in your vicinity'

Correct Answer: vicinity

Passage Reference: With an understanding of location, the mobile can also provide directions, or even alert the user to friends or family in the vicinity.

Why this is correct: The passage says the mobile can alert you to friends or family in the vicinity. The summary paraphrases this as people you know being in your area, so vicinity is the correct word to copy.

Common Mistake: Students may write area or nearby, but these are not the exact words used in the passage. This is a synonym trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'friends or family in the vicinity' = Summary: 'people you know are in your ___'

Tips: Words like 'area' often hide a more formal word in the passage. Look carefully.

Key Vocabulary:

• vicinity = nearby area

Question Focus: Context match - messages about calls you received

Correct Answer: Voicemail

Passage Reference: It will intelligently work out what to do with incoming phone calls and messages. Because it knows your diary it will also know, for example, to direct voice calls to voicemail when you are in a meeting, perhaps providing a discrete text summary of the caller and the nature of their call.

Why this is correct: The passage explains that calls can be directed to voicemail, with a text summary provided. The summary sentence refers to messages about calls you received, which comes from this voicemail system.

Common Mistake: Some students write text message, but the passage is clear that calls are sent to voicemail. This is a context shift trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'direct voice calls to voicemail' = Summary: '___ will be able to send you messages about calls'

Tips: When the summary mentions 'calls', search for how calls are handled in the passage.

Key Vocabulary:

• voicemail = recorded phone message

Question Focus: Direct match - exact object mentioned

Correct Answer: refrigerator

Passage Reference: a "Good Food" meal planning service could send daily suggestions for your evening meal based on learned preferences, previous selections made and the likely contents of your refrigerator. The latter might work by uploading the bill from the weekly grocery shop and then removing those items it deduces have been used for meals earlier in the week.

Why this is correct: The passage states that the service considers the likely contents of your refrigerator. The summary paraphrases this as knowing what is probably inside something, so the word to copy is refrigerator.

Common Mistake: Students may write fridge, which is a common word but does not appear in the passage. This is a synonym trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'contents of your refrigerator' = Summary: 'what is probably inside your ___'

Tips: Do not shorten words unless the passage uses the short form.

Key Vocabulary:

• contents = what is inside

Question Focus: Partial phrase match - place type mentioned in examples

Correct Answer: congregation

Passage Reference: Now that we have widespread cellular coverage, with high-speed data networks in many homes, offices and points of congregation such as coffee shops

Why this is correct: The passage says networks exist in homes, offices and points of congregation like coffee shops. The summary shortens this to 'areas of', so congregation is the correct word.

Common Mistake: Students often write coffee shops, but that is just an example, not the general term. This is a partial truth trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'points of congregation such as coffee shops' = Summary: 'areas of ___'

Tips: When you see examples like 'such as', look for the general phrase before them.

Key Vocabulary:

• congregation = people gathering

Question Focus: Direct match - technical requirement of software

Correct Answer: databases

Passage Reference: Increasingly intelligent software will be running on these mobiles, and also on home and wide-area networks, able to learn behaviour, predict needs and integrate with a growing number of databases, such as transport updates from major providers.

Why this is correct: The passage clearly says intelligent software will integrate with a growing number of databases. The summary paraphrases this as connecting to more something, so databases fits exactly.

Common Mistake: Students may write networks because they see that word nearby, but the sentence about software specifically mentions databases. This is a wrong section trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'integrate with a growing number of databases' = Summary: 'connect to more ___'

Tips: Pay attention to plural clues like 'more' before the gap.

Key Vocabulary:

• integrate = connect

Question Focus: Synonym match - emotional description at the end of the passage

Correct Answer: companion

Passage Reference: This is only the start of an evolution that will turn it into our trusted and indispensable companion in lif

Why this is correct: At the end, the passage says the mobile will become a trusted and indispensable companion. The summary paraphrases this as something we can truly rely on.

Common Mistake: Students may write device or assistant, but these words are not used in the final conclusion. This is a synonym trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'trusted and indispensable companion' = Summary: 'a ___ we can truly rely on'

Tips: Final summary gaps often come from the conclusion of the passage.

Key Vocabulary:

• indispensable = absolutely necessary

General Tips:

• Summary completion questions follow passage order. Use the location of the last answer to find the next one faster.
• Always copy the exact word from the passage. Synonyms are usually marked wrong.
• Check grammar around the gap. Articles like 'a' or 'an' tell you the word form you need.
• Watch for example phrases like 'such as'. The answer is usually the general term, not the example.
• Keep an eye on the word limit. Even one extra word makes the answer incorrect.