Competitive English Reading Comprehension Skills 3

Question 1

What does 'DRAWING A CONCLUSION' mean in reading comprehension?

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Using evidence from the passage to make a logical judgment

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Writing the end of a story

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Copying the last paragraph

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Identifying the title of the passage

Question 2

The term 'FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE' in a passage refers to:

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Language that uses figures of speech like metaphors and similes, not meant literally

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Numbers and statistics

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Only literal descriptions

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Formal or academic vocabulary

Question 3

What is the purpose of a 'SUPPORTING DETAIL' in a passage?

Accepted Answer

To provide evidence, examples, or explanation that backs up the main idea

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To contradict the main idea

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To introduce a new topic

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To state the author's personal opinion

Question 4

In comprehension, 'MAKING A PREDICTION' involves:

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Using clues from the text to anticipate what will happen next

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Guessing the author's name

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Summarizing what already happened

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Changing the story's ending

Question 5

What does 'POINT OF VIEW' in a passage mean?

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The perspective from which the author or narrator tells the story

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The location described in the passage

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The number of characters in the story

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The topic of the passage

Question 6

'CAUSE AND EFFECT' in a passage describes:

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The relationship between an event (cause) and the result it produces (effect)

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Two unrelated events

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A list of sequential steps

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A comparison of two topics