Reading Comprehension Strategies

What should you think about before reading a difficult text?

• The main characters in the story

• The purpose for reading

• The length of the text

• The font size

What is one strategy to use while reading a difficult text?

• Skip the difficult parts

• Use a highlighter to mark important words

• Read only the first and last paragraphs

• Change the text to a different language

What should you do if you don't understand a sentence or paragraph while reading?

• Skip it and move on

• Reread it to understand it

• Ask someone else to read it for you

• Ignore it completely

What is one thing you should do after reading a difficult text?

• Forget about it

• Summarize or think about what you understand

• Start reading another text immediately

• Change the topic

What should you think about before reading a text?

• The weather outside

• What you know about the topic

• The color of the book cover

• The time of day

A helpful tool to use while reading to mark important information is (a)  

• A ruler
• A highlighter
• A bookmark
• A pencil

What should you do if you feel like giving up while reading a difficult text?

• Stop reading immediately

• Take a break and then continue

• Don't give up

• Read something else

What should you think about after reading a difficult text?

• The next book to read

• What you want to know more about

• The time it took to read

• The number of pages

What is one thing you should do while reading to help understand the text better?

• Write a note in the margin on the page

• Skip the difficult parts

• Read only the first sentence of each paragraph

• Change the text to a different language

After you underline the title, you should:

• number the paragraphs

• begin reading

• answer the questions

• do nothing