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Reading for Comprehension Answers

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How do overviews and summaries help when working with difficult texts?

A
They make reading the text unnecessary.
B
They provide questions that will be on a test.
C
They help readers prepare for and monitor their reading.
D
They determine what information comes next.
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How well a student reads is most likely influenced by

A
whether the student’s parents work.
B
where in the country the student lives.
C
the reason the student is reading.
D
the number of pages the student reads.
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Sensory
B
Summary
C
Inference
D
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Which statement about reading is correct?

A
Reading is important in school and in many careers.
B
It is impossible to learn if a person is unable to read.
C
Reading is less important in middle school and high school.
D
It is impossible to succeed unless one can read.
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To briefly state the key points of a work, passage, event, or idea is to

A
summarize.
B
infer.
C
visualize.
D
question.
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speedily
B
randomly
C
slowly
D
effectively
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To gain a deeper understanding of a text, students should

A
interact with the text.
B
read the text as slowly as possible.
C
skip over confusing words.
D
concentrate on the most interesting details.
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The final step in the reading comprehension strategy of asking questions is to determine

A
what the text is about through chapter names and headings.
B
what message the author wants to communicate.
C
what the reader wants or needs to get out of the text.
D
who and what the text is about, if the titles are unclear.
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The best way to become a better reader is to

A
study longer and harder in every subject.
B
engage in a variety of extracurricular activities.
C
enrich background knowledge and vocabulary.
D
limit reading to books that are interesting.
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Which strategy would most likely improve a student's reading comprehension?

A
reading quickly
B
asking questions
C
memorizing information
D
increasing the amount read

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