Reading Comprehension Strategies

What is the purpose of using the predicting strategy while reading?

• To memorize every detail of the story.

• To make guesses about future events based on clues and prior knowledge.

• To only focus on the author's exact words.

• To avoid thinking about what might happen next.

Which of the following is a key strategy for identifying the main idea of a story?

• Only reading the first sentence of each paragraph.

• Looking for clues in the characters, setting, and events.

• Ignoring the beginning and end of the story.

• Focusing solely on minor details.

When you make an inference while reading, what are you essentially doing?

• Stating exactly what the author wrote.

• Figuring out things the author didn't directly say by using clues and your own knowledge.

• Only reading the dialogue between characters.

• Summarizing the entire story in one sentence.

What is the main goal of summarizing a story?

• To rewrite the entire story in your own words.

• To capture the most important parts and key events in a brief overview.

• To analyze every character's motivation in detail.

• To only focus on the ending of the story.