Reading Comprehension Review

A question with "In lines 30-35" is...

• explicit

• implicit

• summary

"The image of the mother at her son's wedding ceremony is mainly one of" (select all that apply)

• explicit

• implicit

• summary

• degree

• elimination

"The poet's approach to the subject of the poem reflects"

• explicit

• implicit

• summary

"In the context of the commentary, "the never-healed loss that this poem is about" involves the mother's"

• explicit

• implicit

• summary

"The rhetorical questions asked in lines 29 and 30 reveal the writer's" (select all that apply)

• explicit

• implicit

• summary

• degree

• elimination

What are the three steps to solving a question of elimination?

Answer explanation

1. Figure out what to look for.

2. Figure out where to look

3. Figure out the steps to answer the question

What are the three steps to solving a question of degree?

Answer explanation

1. Figure out what the directing word is asking you to think about

2. Identify  where EVERY alternative is present (all answers are partially right and if you can’t see it, look again until you do.) 

3. Figure out the steps to answer the question

Questions of degree all have _________ words that help you find the correct answer.

You can use the same strategy to answer questions of degree and elimination.

• True

• False

What are the two things reading comprehension exams test you on?

Answer explanation

1. How accurately you read.

2. How long you are able to concentrate