\WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A READING COMPREHENSION??
Reading comprehension is the understanding of what a particular text means
and the ideas the author is attempting to convey, both textual and subtextual.
We want to see if you can understand
what the author is saying and so we question you on the text itself.
READING TECHNIQUE ELIMINATE WORDS
AND PHRASES
1. Read the text first
2. Read the questions The most important thing is
3. Read the text AGAIN while context. If you don’t know what a
highlighting important information word means look at the word or
4. Answer the questions phrases surrounding it to figure
out a meaning. If you can
eliminate the word if it does not
EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY
add any special meaning to the
Start expanding your vocabulary over time text.
to improve understanding
FOCUS KNOWLEDGE
Keep your focus on It is all about the text in front of you- not about what you
the text by using a know about the topic.
pen or highlighter
Make sure all your answers can be substantiated by the
while reading.
given text.