Monitoring Comprehension

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What is the best strategy to understand an unfamiliar word?

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Check its context.

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Why is it important to monitor your reading comprehension?

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To understand what you read, apply fix-up strategies, and increase your understanding.

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What is a good way to prepare before reading a text?

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Visualize it.

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What might explain why a passage doesn't make sense at first?

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You skipped or misread a few words.

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Which of the following is not a fix-up strategy for monitoring comprehension?

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Making an inference.

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What does 'monitoring comprehension' mean?

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The process of being aware of and assessing your understanding while reading.

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What is a fix-up strategy?

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A technique used to improve understanding when comprehension breaks down.

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How can summarizing help with comprehension?

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It helps to distill the main ideas and reinforce understanding.

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What role do headings play in reading comprehension?

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They provide a preview of the content and help organize information.

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What is visualization in reading?

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Creating mental images of the text to enhance understanding.