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Reading Comprehension

This document provides tips for answering reading comprehension questions. It recommends reading the title and introduction to understand the main idea and context. The body paragraphs should be quickly scanned while noting important details. Figures are only references and questions will not be directly about them. Read the questions first and answer from the passage, eliminating implausible choices. Draw conclusions and identify tone to infer implicit meanings. The main idea answer should not be too general or specific.

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Reading Comprehension

This document provides tips for answering reading comprehension questions. It recommends reading the title and introduction to understand the main idea and context. The body paragraphs should be quickly scanned while noting important details. Figures are only references and questions will not be directly about them. Read the questions first and answer from the passage, eliminating implausible choices. Draw conclusions and identify tone to infer implicit meanings. The main idea answer should not be too general or specific.

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READING COMPREHENSION • Important things to remember:

• Best tips in answering Reading 1. If you can answer the question immediately,
Comprehension: do not return to the passage anymore.

1. Make sure to read the title of the passage, 2. The questions are lined up with the order of
to get an idea of what the passage is about. the passage. For instance, the first
questions asked are those that can be
2. The introductory part of the passage is answered using the information found in the
essential to read. Most times, it contains the first parts of the passage.
main idea and any important background
information about the passage. 3. A word would usually be asked of its
definition, synonym, or antonym. Use the
3. Quickly browse over the next paragraphs of process of elimination and context clues to
the passage, but carefully take note of the answer these effectively.
important details provided.
4. All the questions being asked will have
4. Figures and trivia found in a passage may answers from the passage. No question
only serve as a reference for the questions. would arise from nothing.
Do not spend too much time focusing on
these as the questions will not be asking for 5. You may start with passages that interest
the same information. you the most to stimulate your thinking.

5. Read through the questions and answer as 6. Some of the questions may have answers
many as you can. To verify your answers, that are not factually correct but are correct
get back to the passage if necessary. It is based on the passage. Do not dwell too
important to remember that all information long and just answer with what is stated in
being asked can be found in the passage. the passage.

6. Select the best answers to questions by 7. You should be able to draw conclusions or
eliminating choices which are proven wrong make inferences from the ideas within the
or false by the passage. passage. This is helpful for questions that
ask what the author wants to imply, or for an
alternative title for the passage.

8. It helps to identify the author’s mood and


tone to analyze the purpose of writing the
passage. You can do this by finding
descriptive words or figurative language and
reading between the lines.

9. Answers to questions regarding the main


idea of the passage are neither too general
nor specific.

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