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Reading Comprehension Cheat Sheet v.1.0: 1. Preview The 1 2. Read The Text

This document provides a cheat sheet for reading comprehension strategies. It recommends previewing questions before reading the passage, taking brief notes to aid comprehension, simplifying the text, and linking new information to the main idea. Key signals like paragraph breaks and strong words should be watched for. Questions should be answered by identifying the main point and evidence from the passage, and answers must be directly supported by the text.

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Reading Comprehension Cheat Sheet v.1.0: 1. Preview The 1 2. Read The Text

This document provides a cheat sheet for reading comprehension strategies. It recommends previewing questions before reading the passage, taking brief notes to aid comprehension, simplifying the text, and linking new information to the main idea. Key signals like paragraph breaks and strong words should be watched for. Questions should be answered by identifying the main point and evidence from the passage, and answers must be directly supported by the text.

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Reading Comprehension Cheat Sheet v.1.

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1. Preview the 1st question
a. Question only. Don’t read answers!
2. Read the text
a. Show interest in the story
b. Write very short notes for better comprehension (in best case scenario, you should not
refer back to your notes)
c. Simplify story
• 5-10 word / paragraph
• Watch out for twists
d. Visualize and connect with the text. Link it to what you already know
e. Unpack the beginning, because generally it’s the most important part
• Translate to 1 subject and 1 verb structure
• 1 idea / sentence
f. Link new information to the main idea
• Expected info or surprised
• Support or oppose
• Answer or new question
g. Watch for signals
• Paragraph breaks are for reason
• Specific strong word
h. Speed-up reading at the end. Exceptions:
• Beginning of each paragraph
• Big surprises/turns
3. When reading
a. Identify point/idea
b. Find background, supporting evidence, future implications
c. Signs of main point
• Problem -> resolution
• Question -> answer
• Old idea -> new idea
• Observation -> reason / new idea
4. Passage type
a. Short passage (2 – 3 minutes to read)
• Text version of each paragraph (text = very short and concise, < 10 words)
• Read the rest, pay attention to turns/surprises
• After all, identify the main point
b. Long passage (3 – 4 minutes to read)
• Text every sentence for 1st paragraph
• 1 short summary for each of remaining paragraphs
• After reading, glance back at your notes and find the main point of the passage
5. Answering questions
a. Applies to general question (main idea, main point, etc.)
• Don’t re-read the passage
• Stuck between two choices? Use Scoring System: for every relation to the 1st
paragraph, choice gets +2 points, +1 point for the rest. Highest score = answer
b. Applies to specific questions
• Identify key words
• Re-read the specific part of the passage before reading answer choices
• Read choices after understanding the specific part
• Find proof sentence for your choice (usually 1 or 2 sentences)
c. Applies to both
• In answer, every word MUST relate to the passage
• AVOID strong word if can (all, never, must, etc.)
• Infer only tiny bit. Don’t go too far.

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