Reading skills Revision

The first step in approaching a reading comprehension is

It is a good idea to when reading a passage for the first time.

When reading questions, you should look for

Step two of answering a comprehension is:

• synthesis

• skimming

• scanning

• selecting information

After scanning, you then .

Some questions require you to use multiple points from a passage, or points from two passages. This is known as

Sometimes, to synthesise information you may have to:

• write the exact words from a passage

• make subheadings on each paragraph in the text

• look things up in a dictionary

• put points into groups or categories

Sub headings help to information in a text quickly.

Inferences are conclusions we make based on clues and other information in a passage

Implicit meanings are

• clearly and obviously stated

• not directly stated

• someone else's opinion

• the same as facts