Reading comprehension

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What is reading comprehension?

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Reading comprehension is the ability to understand and make meaning from written text.

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What does it mean to identify the main idea?

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Identifying the main idea means finding the most important point or message in a text.

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What is a detail in a story?

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A detail is a specific piece of information that supports the main idea or helps to describe something.

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What is a character in a story?

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A character is a person, animal, or figure in a story.

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What is a setting in a story?

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The setting is where and when the story takes place.

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What does it mean to make a prediction?

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Making a prediction means guessing what will happen next in a story based on clues.

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What is a summary?

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A summary is a short retelling of the main points of a text.

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What is a question?

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A question is something you ask to get information or to learn more.

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What is an answer?

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An answer is a response to a question.

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What does it mean to compare and contrast?

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To compare means to find similarities, and to contrast means to find differences between two things.