Reading Comprehension ( Year 2)

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What is reading comprehension?

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Reading comprehension is the ability to understand and interpret what you read.

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Why is it important to answer questions after reading?

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Answering questions helps to check understanding and recall important details from the text.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To summarize a text means to give a brief overview of the main ideas and important details.

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What is a main idea?

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The main idea is the most important point or message that the author wants to convey in a text.

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What are supporting details?

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Supporting details are facts, examples, or descriptions that help explain or support the main idea.

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What is a character in a story?

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A character is a person, animal, or figure in a story that plays a role in the events.

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What is a setting in a story?

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The setting is the time and place where the story takes place.

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What is a plot?

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The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

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What does it mean to make inferences while reading?

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Making inferences means using clues from the text and your own knowledge to understand something that is not directly stated.

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What is a question word?

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Question words are words like who, what, where, when, why, and how that help to ask questions.