OAE Reading Comprehension 3

Question 1

Which text structure is used when an author describes an event followed by its outcomes or results?

Accepted Answer

Cause and effect

Answer

Cause-and-effect text structure organizes information around events (causes) and their outcomes (effects).

Question 2

A student who re-reads a confusing sentence and asks himself 'does this make sense?' is using:

Accepted Answer

Comprehension monitoring strategies

Answer

Comprehension monitoring involves metacognitively tracking one's own understanding and applying fix-up strategies when meaning breaks down.

Question 3

The ability to determine the main idea of a text is considered a higher-order comprehension skill because:

Accepted Answer

It requires selecting the most important idea and filtering out supporting details

Answer

Determining the main idea requires synthesizing information across a text and making a judgment about the most important overarching point.

Question 4

A teacher regularly discusses author's purpose (to inform, persuade, or entertain) after reading. This instruction builds students' ability to:

Accepted Answer

Critically analyze text and identify the author's intent

Answer

Understanding author's purpose builds critical reading and analytical thinking skills by helping students evaluate why a text was written and how that shapes its content.

Question 5

Text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections are comprehension strategies designed to:

Accepted Answer

Help students activate and link background knowledge to deepen comprehension

Answer

Making text connections links reading to prior knowledge and other experiences, supporting schema activation and deep comprehension.

OAE - Foundations of Reading Exam Practice Test

OAE - Foundations of Reading Exam Practice Test

OAE Reading Comprehension 3