Reading comprehension 2020 -PDF

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How to locate Scanning information? Skim The best ways -ming details to eliminate Where to find the wrong answers. answers? Main ideas How to find the answers?

1 Main ideas questions What is the topic /subject/ main idea of the passage? What is the author’s main point in the passage? The passage is mostly/ mainly about Which of the following is the best title?

1 Main ideas questions The answer to this type of Question can generally be determined by looking at the first few sentence of each paragraph.

1 Main ideas questions Use the titles and headings. Use topic sentences. Use conclude sentences. Look for repeated ideas

1 Main ideas questions Read the first line of each paragraph. Look for a common theme or idea in the first lines. Pass your eyes quickly over the rest of the passage to check that you really have found the topic sentence. Eliminate any definitely wrong answer and choose the best answer from the remaining choices.

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2 Detail questions According to the passage…… It is stated in the passage……….. The passage indicates that………….. The author mentions that….. Which of the following is true….

2 Detail questions The answer to these questions are found in order in the passage.

2 Detail questions Choose a key word in the question. Skim in the appropriate part of the passage for key word or idea. Read the sentence that contain a key word or idea carefully. Look for the answer that restates an idea (synonyms vocab) in the passage.

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3 “Unstated”Detail questions Which of the following is not stated……? Which of the following is not mentioned……? Which of the following is not discussed……? All of the following is true EXCEPT…..

3 “Unstated”Detail questions The answer to these questions are found in order in the passage.

3 “Unstated” Detail questions Choose a key word in the question. Skim in the appropriate part of the passage for key word or idea. Read the sentence that contain a key word or idea carefully. Look for the answer that are definitely true according to the passage. Eliminate those answers. Choose the answer that is not true or not discussed in the passage.

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Vocabulary questions In line….the word…is closest in meaning to…… What is the meaning ……………. Which of the following is closest in meaning to …….

Vocabulary questions The question usually tells you in which line of the passage the word can be found. .

Vocabulary questions Find the word in the passage Read the sentence that contains the word carefully Read the examples or explanations nearby. Look for context clues to help you to understand the meaning (synonym/Antonym). Choose the answer that the context indicates.

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PRONOUN REFERENTS In line….the word…refers to…… The pronoun “…..” in line X refers to which of the following?

PRONOUN REFERENTS The line where the pronoun is located is generally given in the question. The noun that the pronoun refers to is generally found before the pronoun.

PRONOUN REFERENTS Find the pronoun in the passage. The line where the pronoun can be found is generally stated in the question.) Look for the nouns that come before the pronoun. Read the part of the passage before the pronoun carefully. Eliminate any definitely wrong answers and choose the best answer from choices.

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IMPLIED DETAIL QUESTIONS It is implied in the passage that …… It can be inferred from the passage that…….. It is most likely that……. What probably happened…………….?

IMPLIED DETAIL QUESTIONS The answer to these questions are found in order in the passage

IMPLIED DETAIL QUESTIONS Use logic to make inferences Choose a key word in the question Scan the passage for the key word ( or related idea). Carefully read the sentence that contain the key word. Make conclusion from it. Look for the answer that could be true, according to that sentence. (Avoid Superlative answers.

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