Reading Comprehension Strategies

Summarizing involves:

• A) Predicting what will happen next in the text

• B) Creating mental images based on the text

• C) Asking questions before, during, and after reading

• D) Identifying and synthesizing the main ideas of the text

Answer explanation

Identifying and synthesizing the main ideas of the text

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True or False: Predicting involves creating mental images based on the text.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False because predicting involves making educated guesses about what will happen next in the text, not creating mental images based on the text.

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Which reading comprehension strategy involves using descriptive language from the text to create vivid mental images or scenes in the reader's mind?

• A) Predicting

• B) Visualizing

• C) Questioning

• D) Summarizing

Answer explanation

Visualizing involves using descriptive language from the text to create vivid mental images or scenes in the reader's mind.

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True or False: Visualizing is a reading comprehension strategy that involves summarizing the main ideas of the text.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Visualizing is not about summarizing the main ideas of the text, but rather creating mental images to aid in comprehension. Therefore, the correct answer is False.

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Which reading comprehension strategy involves identifying and synthesizing the main ideas, key details, and essential information from a text?

• A) Predicting

• B) Visualizing

• C) Questioning

• D) Summarizing

Answer explanation

The correct reading comprehension strategy involving identifying and synthesizing main ideas, key details, and essential information from a text is Summarizing.

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Which reading comprehension strategy involves making educated guesses about what will happen next in a text?

• A) Predicting

• B) Visualizing

• C) Questioning

• D) Summarizing

Answer explanation

The correct reading comprehension strategy that involves making educated guesses about what will happen next in a text is predicting.

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What does the questioning reading comprehension strategy involve?

• A) Making educated guesses about what will happen next in the text

• B) Identifying and synthesizing the main ideas of the text

• C) Asking questions before, during, and after reading

• D) Clarifying understanding and stimulating curiosity

Answer explanation

The questioning reading comprehension strategy involves asking questions before, during, and after reading to clarify understanding and stimulate curiosity.

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What does the visualizing reading comprehension strategy involve?

• A) Asking questions about the text

• B) Creating mental images based on the text

• C) Summarizing the main ideas of the text

• D) Predicting the outcome of the text

Answer explanation

The visualizing reading comprehension strategy involves creating mental images based on the text, making it easier to understand and remember the content.

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Which of the following reading comprehension strategies involves asking questions before, during, and after reading?

• A) Predicting

• B) Visualizing

• C) Questioning

• D) Summarizing

Answer explanation

The correct reading comprehension strategy involving asking questions before, during, and after reading is Questioning.

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When using the questioning strategy, readers ask questions to:

• A) Predict the outcome of the text

• B) Clarify understanding and stimulate curiosity

• C) Create mental images based on the text

• D) Identify and synthesize the main ideas of the text

Answer explanation

When using the questioning strategy, readers ask questions to clarify understanding and stimulate curiosity, as well as to identify and synthesize the main ideas of the text.

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