Reading Comprehension Skills

What is the main purpose of a dictionary?

• To provide synonyms for words

• To list words alphabetically with their meanings

• To categorize words by topic

• To show how words are pronounced

Which of the following best describes the term "genre" in literature?

• The main character in a story

• The author's writing style

• A category or type of literature

• The setting of a book

What is a thesaurus primarily used for?

• Finding the correct spelling of words

• Looking up definitions of words

• Discovering the origin of words

• Finding synonyms and antonyms

What does "reading rate" refer to?

• How much a person enjoys reading

• The number of books read in a year

• How fast a person can read and understand text

• The difficulty level of a book

What is meant by "author's purpose"?

• The reason an author wrote a particular text

• The author's favorite writing genre

• The time it took for the author to write the book

• The author's personal background

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

What does "visualizing" mean when reading a story?

• Predicting what will happen next

• Creating pictures in your mind based on the text

• Asking questions about the story

• Finding the main idea of the passage

When is it most helpful to ask questions while reading?

• Only after finishing the entire book

• Never, because it interrupts the story

• Throughout the reading process to improve understanding

• Only when you don't know a word's meaning

Which of the following is an example of making a prediction while reading?

• Summarizing what you've read so far

• Thinking about how a character might react in the next chapter

• Identifying the author's purpose

• Looking up unfamiliar words in a dictionary

What does it mean to "infer" while reading?

• To read quickly without paying attention to details

• To memorize every fact in the story

• To draw conclusions based on clues in the text

• To ignore parts of the story you don't understand

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How can you determine important information in a text?

• By focusing only on the first and last sentences

• By looking for repeated ideas or emphasized points

• By counting the number of words in each paragraph

• By reading only the dialogue between characters

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2