Reading Comprehension Strategies

The video tutorial by Angela from Custom Classroom explains how to answer author's claims questions using a four-step reading strategy. It covers the definition of an author's claim, the steps to analyze claim questions, and provides an example analysis of a text discussing athlete salaries. The tutorial also guides viewers on how to respond to claim-related questions and organize information in a passage. The video concludes with additional resources for further practice.

What is the main purpose of the author's claim in a text?

• To describe a process

• To persuade the reader to accept a viewpoint

• To provide factual information

• To entertain the reader

Which of the following is NOT part of the four-step reading strategy?

• Actively read

• Summarize

• Respond

• Scan

What is the first step in the four-step reading strategy?

• Respond

• Target the text

• Actively read

• Scan the questions

How can you determine if a question is a 'whole' question?

• It requires information from the entire passage

• It focuses on a single paragraph

• It asks for a summary

• It requires a personal opinion

What is the second step in the four-step reading strategy?

• Respond

• Scan the questions

• Summarize

• Target the text

What should you focus on during the 'target the text' step?

• Reading the text quickly

• Reading only the first paragraph

• Reading the text carefully

• Ignoring the text

What is the third step in the four-step reading strategy?

• Target the text

• Respond

• Scan the questions

• Actively read

During the 'actively read' step, what should you consider?

• Who, what, when, where, and why

• Only the main idea

• The author's biography

• The text's length

What is the fourth step in the four-step reading strategy?

• Actively read

• Respond

• Target the text

• Scan the questions

How should you respond to questions in the final step?

• With personal opinions

• By guessing

• With evidence from the text

• By summarizing the text