Reading Comprehension Overview

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What can you do to tackle the reading comprehension most effectively?

• focus on the main ideas when reading first time

• take you time to think

• understand that different questions require different approach

• find supporting details when reading first time

• keep reading and rereading to answer all questions

Main idea questions are best answered

• without close re-reading of the text.

• when all supporting details are found.

• when common sense and prior knowledge is used.

• only after re-reading of the text.

All reading comprehension questions

• are equally difficult to answer.

• are three types: literal, critical, and inferential.

• should be answered after re-reading the text.

• should be answered speedily.

"Don't add your own soundtrack" to the text means that

• you should not rely on your own knowledge but only on the text.

• you should not listen to music while reading.

• you should listen to music while reading.

• you should look for supporting details to answer each question.

• you should be flexible with language.

Main idea questions are also called

• critical

• inferential

• literal

• educated

Supporting detail questions are also called

• critical

• inferential

• literal

• educated

Questions are combine your knowledge, common sense, and the text are also called

• critical

• inferential

• literal

• educated

Accuracy is more important than speed when reading.

• True

• False

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To improve your reading comprehension, you should

• study vocabulary words

• learn about different types of questions (critical, literary, and inferential)

• re-read the text many times

• read a variety of texts

• identify important keywords

Using a pencil or a highlighter while reading, helps

• maintaining one's focus.

• identifying wrong facts in the text.

• determining all characters.

• making a list of events.