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Reading Comprehension Tips & Types

The document provides 7 tips for answering reading comprehension questions: [1] Carefully read the passage and understand the main ideas; [2] Know the questions before choosing answers; [3] Eliminate obviously wrong choices first; [4] Refer to specific sentences and details that support the answer; [5] Reread questions if you have doubts on an answer; [6] The next answer could be better so don't assume the first is correct; [7] Common question types include the main idea, specific details, inferences, tone, context and writing technique.

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Reading Comprehension Tips & Types

The document provides 7 tips for answering reading comprehension questions: [1] Carefully read the passage and understand the main ideas; [2] Know the questions before choosing answers; [3] Eliminate obviously wrong choices first; [4] Refer to specific sentences and details that support the answer; [5] Reread questions if you have doubts on an answer; [6] The next answer could be better so don't assume the first is correct; [7] Common question types include the main idea, specific details, inferences, tone, context and writing technique.

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READING COMPREHENSION

7 Tips in Answering Reading Comprehension Questions


 
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Here are some of the common types of reading questions:
• Main Idea – central thought or significance of the passage.
• Specific Details – explicit ideas
• Drawing Inferences – Meaning of a statement
• Tone or Attitude – emotional state of the author
• Context Meaning – meaning of a word depending on the context
• Technique – organization or style of writing of the author

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