Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary
Strategies for Exams ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Reading comprehension portion of the exam - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅It tests the ability
to comprehend meaning, identify the main idea, find meanings of words in context, and make
logical inferences.
Best technique for increasing reading comprehension - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Read as
much and as often as possible from a variety of materials.
Types of reading materials that can improve comprehension - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Fiction, nonfiction, medical journals, comic books, and newspapers.
Benefit of reading in your free time - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅It exposes your mind to
new words and concepts and improves comprehension.
Two key components in understanding a passage - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The topic and
the main idea.
Topic of a text - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The subject of the text (what it's about).
Main idea of a text - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The most important point the author makes
about the topic.
Presentation of the topic sentence in a paragraph - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅It's often
expressed in a few words and may be in the first sentence.
Unstated topic or main idea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅When the reader must infer the
main idea from the text rather than it being directly stated.
Identifying the main idea in nonfiction writing - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Look for it
directly in the first or last sentence of the paragraph or section.
, Difference between a thesis statement and a main idea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The
main idea gives a brief summary, while the thesis provides a specific perspective supported
by evidence.
Supporting details - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They provide evidence and backing for the
main point or idea.
Function of supporting details in a text - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They reinforce and
prove the main idea, often using examples or facts.
Words that signal supporting details - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅For example, for instance,
in other words, or numbered terms.
What supporting details provide - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Evidence and backing for the
main point or idea.
Consideration about the author's supporting details - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Whether
they truly back up the author's point and are relevant, factual, and effective.
Can supporting details be correct but ineffective? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Yes — they
can be correct but unrelated or weak if they don't clearly support the author's main idea.
Example of a main idea given in the text - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Giraffes live in the
Serengeti of Africa.
Example of a supporting detail for that main idea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A giraffe in
this region benefits from a long neck by reaching twigs and leaves on tall trees.
What a supporting detail gives - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A specific fact about how the
main idea works.
Strategies for Exams ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Reading comprehension portion of the exam - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅It tests the ability
to comprehend meaning, identify the main idea, find meanings of words in context, and make
logical inferences.
Best technique for increasing reading comprehension - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Read as
much and as often as possible from a variety of materials.
Types of reading materials that can improve comprehension - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Fiction, nonfiction, medical journals, comic books, and newspapers.
Benefit of reading in your free time - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅It exposes your mind to
new words and concepts and improves comprehension.
Two key components in understanding a passage - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The topic and
the main idea.
Topic of a text - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The subject of the text (what it's about).
Main idea of a text - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The most important point the author makes
about the topic.
Presentation of the topic sentence in a paragraph - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅It's often
expressed in a few words and may be in the first sentence.
Unstated topic or main idea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅When the reader must infer the
main idea from the text rather than it being directly stated.
Identifying the main idea in nonfiction writing - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Look for it
directly in the first or last sentence of the paragraph or section.
, Difference between a thesis statement and a main idea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The
main idea gives a brief summary, while the thesis provides a specific perspective supported
by evidence.
Supporting details - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They provide evidence and backing for the
main point or idea.
Function of supporting details in a text - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅They reinforce and
prove the main idea, often using examples or facts.
Words that signal supporting details - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅For example, for instance,
in other words, or numbered terms.
What supporting details provide - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Evidence and backing for the
main point or idea.
Consideration about the author's supporting details - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Whether
they truly back up the author's point and are relevant, factual, and effective.
Can supporting details be correct but ineffective? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Yes — they
can be correct but unrelated or weak if they don't clearly support the author's main idea.
Example of a main idea given in the text - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Giraffes live in the
Serengeti of Africa.
Example of a supporting detail for that main idea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A giraffe in
this region benefits from a long neck by reaching twigs and leaves on tall trees.
What a supporting detail gives - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A specific fact about how the
main idea works.
