aReading Comprehension 2

Question 1

A student reads a passage about penguins and is asked, 'Why do penguins huddle together in winter?' What type of comprehension question is this?

Accepted Answer

Cause-and-effect inference

Answer

The question asks students to identify why something happens, which requires inferring a cause-and-effect relationship from the text.

Question 2

Which skill does aReading most directly assess when a student must choose the best title for an unlabeled passage?

Accepted Answer

Main idea identification

Answer

Choosing the best title requires a student to identify the central or main idea that the entire passage conveys.

Question 3

After reading a short story, a student is asked what the character 'probably felt' at the end. This question assesses the student's ability to:

Accepted Answer

Make character inferences

Answer

Predicting a character's feelings from text clues requires the reader to make inferences beyond what is explicitly stated.

Question 4

A passage describes events in the order Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. A comprehension question asks students to identify this pattern. What is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

Chronological text structure

Answer

Events presented in time order represent a chronological (sequence) text structure.

Question 5

In aReading, when a student must use context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, this skill is known as:

Accepted Answer

Vocabulary in context

Answer

Using surrounding words and sentences to figure out an unknown word's meaning is called vocabulary in context.

(aReading) FastBridge Reading Assessment Practice Test

(aReading) FastBridge Reading Assessment Practice Test

aReading Comprehension 2