Reading Comprehension and Assessment Flashcards
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A student reads two passages about the same historical event. Passage A is written by a soldier who fought in the battle; Passage B is written by a historian 50 years later. Which statement BEST describes a likely difference between these sources?
Answer: Passage A may reflect personal bias while Passage B offers broader historical context
A firsthand account may be vivid but emotionally biased, while a later historical account can offer analytical distance and broader context.
Which graphic aid would be MOST useful for helping readers understand the relationship between two sets of data presented in an informational text?
Answer: A bar or line graph
Graphs visually represent numerical relationships between data sets, making comparisons immediately clear.
A reader determines that the following sentence is an opinion: 'The novel's ending is deeply unsatisfying and robs readers of a meaningful conclusion.' What clue BEST signals that this is an opinion?
Answer: It uses evaluative, subjective language ('unsatisfying,' 'meaningful')
Subjective, evaluative adjectives like 'unsatisfying' indicate a personal judgment rather than a verifiable fact.
When a student monitors their own comprehension and realizes they don't understand what they just read, which metacognitive action should come next?
Answer: Stop, identify the source of confusion, and apply a fix-up strategy
Effective metacognitive readers identify the specific point of confusion and deliberately apply a strategy such as re-reading or looking up vocabulary.
An author begins each body paragraph of an essay with a clear topic sentence. What reading comprehension benefit does this provide?
Answer: It signals the main idea of each paragraph, helping readers organize information
Topic sentences act as signposts that help readers anticipate and organize the key idea of each paragraph.
A student reads: 'After the merger, the company's profits skyrocketed, but employee morale plummeted.' Which text structure is most evident in this sentence?
Answer: Cause and effect
The merger (cause) led to two contrasting effects—rising profits and falling morale—making this a cause-and-effect structure.
Which of the following BEST describes the difference between skimming and scanning a text?
Answer: Skimming gets a general overview; scanning locates specific information quickly
Skimming involves reading quickly to grasp the overall gist, while scanning involves searching for specific words, dates, or facts.