Reading Comprehension Testing Strategies

Insofar as the potential causal factors can be gathered from similar reading studies,......

• their successful identification can lead to upcoming hypothesis testing.

• strong readers can benefit from them.

• the testing of hypothesis may be misleading.

• the reliability of the reading test would be lower.

_______ benefit from contextual clues more than ________.

• Poor readers / good readers

• Good readers / poor readers

Select the constructs that may be related to the relation between vocabulary and comprehension.

• Background knowledge

• Reading speed

• Reasoning skill

• Inference ability

Select the actions that are in the scope of "cognitive strategies" for reading.

• attention

• behavior

• communication

• suspension

When taking a reading test the 1st thing you should read is

• the answer choices

• the title

• the passage

• the questions

During the test, I should _________________. 

• Move as quickly as I can.

• Skip around the test.

• Take my time and stay focused.

• Think about what I'm going to do at recess. 

When answering a short-answer test question, I should:

• not use complete sentences.

• use text evidence (the author stated. . . , I know this because. . . .)

• write very quickly and use sloppy handwriting.

• All of the above

For multiple choice questions, I should _________________________. 

• Choose the first answer that sounds right to me. 

• Read all the answer choices before picking one. 

• Say "eeny  meeny miney moe" to pick an answer.

• Ask my friend to help me.

When working on a reading passage question, which strategy is best?

• Read, Re-Read, and take notes to determine answers.

• Skim the passage, read answers, match answers to words.

• Read once, very carefully, then answer.

• Skim, answer, then return later if you have time.

Which of the following strategies is most effective for improving reading comprehension?

• Skimming the text quickly

• Reading the text multiple times

• Ignoring unfamiliar words

• Focusing only on the main idea