# Nisa Kara grew up in a small town in Kars, where winters are long and cold

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B) Read the text about a young entrepreneur and answer the questions. (4x4=16)  
Nisa Kara grew up in a small town in Kars, where winters are long and cold. As a high school student, she saw that many elderly people lived alone and couldn’t reach a doctor easily. She was good at coding, so she designed an app that reminded them to take their medicine and sent messages to their families.  
After university, Nisa turned the app into a company. It wasn’t easy. Banks didn’t want to lend money to a 22-year-old, and her first version had many problems. Still, she asked users for feedback, worked day and night and won a national start-up competition in 2023.  
Today, more than 200,000 people use her app. Nisa says the secret of success is simple: "Start with a real problem, and keep improving your solution.

1. What is the main idea of the text? Complete: "Nisa started a successful company by solving a problem of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
2. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?
3. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
4. What is the secret of success, according to Nisa?  
C) Read the interview with an entrepreneur and answer the questions. (4x4=16)

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## Reading Comprehension: Young Entrepreneur Nisa Kara

**Reading comprehension;** is the ability to process written text, extract core themes, and identify specific details such as **main ideas** , **paragraph summaries** , and **direct citations**.

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### 🧠 SOLUTION STEPS & ANSWERS

**1. Main Idea Completion:**

- **Completed Sentence:** “Nisa started a successful company by solving a problem of **elderly people** (or: **elderly people living alone / healthcare for the elderly** ).”
- _Explanation:_ The passage describes how Nisa observed elderly people struggling to reach doctors and manage their health, which inspired the app that eventually became her successful business.

**2. Main Topic of Paragraph 1:**

- **Answer:** It is mainly about **how Nisa got the idea and designed a mobile app in high school to help elderly people take their medication and contact their families**.
- _Explanation:_ The first paragraph introduces her background in Kars and focuses entirely on the motivation and development of her initial app.

**3. Main Topic of Paragraph 2:**

- **Answer:** It is mainly about **the difficulties and challenges Nisa faced while turning her app into a company and how she overcame them**.
- _Explanation:_ Paragraph 2 details obstacles such as banks refusing loans and early software bugs, followed by her perseverance and winning a national start-up competition.

**4. Secret of Success According to Nisa:**

- **Answer:**  **“Start with a real problem, and keep improving your solution.”**
- _Explanation:_ The final paragraph quotes Nisa directly regarding what she believes is the key to her achievement.

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💡 **EXAM INSIGHT / PITFALL:** When answering open-ended reading questions, look for direct textual evidence: Paragraph 1 focuses on the **origin/creation** , Paragraph 2 on the **struggles and growth** , and Paragraph 3 delivers the **outcome and direct quote**.