How to Answer WHY Questions in PLE English
Learn how to answer WHY questions in PLE English by spotting whether the examiner wants a reason, cause, purpose or inference. Use the CLUE → THINK → ANSWER method and practise with guided Section B questions.
Paper 1 · Section B: Reading and Comprehension
This section teaches the key examiner distinction:
WHY = reason/cause → often answered with because
WHY = purpose/intention → often answered with to / so that
Then it gives:
- common ways pupils lose WHY marks
- a worked example
- one full original Section B passage
- 10 WHY questions
- open answer boxes
- Show examiner guidance
- reasoning for every answer