Find facts and select details for a purpose
Scan Hindi notices, emails and articles for the exact person, place, time, reason or detail a question asks for.
Section 2026-R1 · Identify and select relevant information
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Before you begin
Work on paper. Try each question before revealing help, and explain why your method works.
Quick readiness check
Which strategy best finds one requested detail?
What you will learn
- Identify factual information in short and longer Hindi texts.
- Select only the details that answer a particular question.
- Use skimming, scanning and careful reading for different purposes.
Choose a reading strategy
Skim a text first to understand its general subject; scan it for a name, date, place or number; then read the relevant sentence carefully. A familiar word is only a clue, not proof that it answers the question.
Predict the kind of answer before searching. A question beginning «कहाँ» (where) needs a place; «कब» (when) needs a time or date. Preserve distinctions such as the time an event starts and the deadline to register.
Select and record evidence
For a one-mark short answer, give the requested word or phrase without adding unsupported explanation. For a specific purpose, leave out nearby information that does not meet that purpose.
Hindi spellings, postpositions and inflected forms can change how details relate. Check the complete phrase instead of matching one isolated word.
Sources for this lesson
- Cambridge IGCSE Hindi as a Second Language 0549 subject page
- 0549 syllabus for exams in 2023–2025
- 0549 syllabus update for exams in 2023–2025
- 0549 syllabus for exams in 2026 · Version 2
- 0549 syllabus update for exams in 2026
- 0549 syllabus for exams in 2027–2029 · Version 2
- 0549 syllabus update for exams in 2027–2029
Pause and explain
The text says an event begins at 10:00 and registration closes Thursday. The question asks when the event begins. Which detail answers it?
Worked example
Read: «कार्यशाला शनिवार को सुबह दस बजे पुस्तकालय में शुरू होगी। नाम लिखाने की अंतिम तारीख गुरुवार है।» Where will the workshop take place?
Show the worked solution
- Notice the question word «कहाँ» asks for a place.
- Scan for the event rather than the registration deadline.
- Use the place phrase attached to the workshop.
Answer पुस्तकालय में — in the library. गुरुवार is the registration deadline, not the venue.
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Write your answer and reasoning first. Use a hint only if you are stuck. The model solution is for self-checking; your written work is not automatically marked.
Read: «बस सोमवार को सात बजे विद्यालय के सामने से चलेगी।» Give the day, time and departure place.
Give me a hint
Find «सोमवार», «सात बजे» and the phrase after «से».
Compare my reasoning
- Match the question to three detail types.
- Locate each phrase in the same sentence.
- Give all three without adding a destination.
The bus leaves on Monday at seven o’clock from in front of the school («विद्यालय के सामने से»).
Look for these in your work
- Finds all three requested details
- Keeps departure place distinct from destination
- Adds no unsupported fact
A notice says: «किताबें शुक्रवार तक लौटाएँ। पुस्तकालय शनिवार को बंद रहेगा।» By when must books be returned?
Give me a hint
Distinguish the return deadline from the closing day.
Compare my reasoning
- Locate the verb «लौटाएँ» and its deadline.
- Check which date belongs to the library closure.
- Answer with the return deadline only.
Books must be returned by Friday («शुक्रवार तक»). The library being closed Saturday is separate information.
Look for these in your work
- Selects Friday
- Does not confuse the two facts
- Answers the exact question
An article says an art club meets Tuesday after school, but new members must register by Monday. A student asks when the club meets. Explain the answer and the distractor.
Give me a hint
Identify which date belongs to the meeting and which belongs to registration.
Compare my reasoning
- Find the meeting phrase.
- Find the registration phrase.
- State why the second date does not answer the question.
The club meets on Tuesday after school. Monday is only the registration deadline.
Look for these in your work
- Selects the meeting time
- Separates it from the deadline
- Explains the distractor
Common mistakes
- Copying a nearby date when the question asks for a place
- Adding details the text does not state
- Using a single matching word without checking its sentence
What can you explain now?
The text says an event begins at 10:00 and registration closes Thursday. The question asks when the event begins. Which detail answers it?
Compare with the explanation
10:00
Thursday is a registration deadline; 10:00 is the event start time.
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Explain one decision that helped you: identify factual information in short and longer hindi texts.
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