Reading Comprehension Revision

In order to successfully read a comprehension question I need to

• identify the instruction verbs

• skim and scan the texts

• identify the idea/concept

• understand the marking rubric

Evaluate/to what extent/justify questions are easier than identify/describe questions

• True

• False

refers to the situation in which a text occurs

• Context

• Audience

• Purpose

• Point of publication

The three tiers of the three-tiered reading guide, in order of most connected to the text to least connected to the text are

• literal, inferential, applied

• inferential, literal, applied

• literal, interpretive, applied

• literal, applied, interpretive

'Of what was Cinderella's slipper made?' is an example of a/an

• literal question

• interpretive question

• applied question

'Explain why Cinderella is the story of an oppressive overclass.' is an example of a/an

• literal question

• interpretive question

• applied question

'What object symbolises the beauty and fragility of women in Cinderella?' is an example of a/an

• literal question

• interpretive question

• applied question

Example/s of macro techniques include

• alliteration

• extended metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• pun

Example/s of micro techniques include

• alliteration

• extended metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• pun

The mark weighting of a question should have no bearing upon the amount of time a student spends on their answer to that question

• True

• False