STR Reading Comprehension 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: According to the Simple View of Reading, reading comprehension is the product of:
- Fluency × Vocabulary
- Decoding × Language comprehension (Correct answer)
- Phonics × Fluency
- Vocabulary × Background knowledge
Correct answer: Decoding × Language comprehension
The Simple View of Reading states that RC = Decoding × Language Comprehension, meaning both are necessary for skilled reading.
Question 2: Which comprehension strategy involves making connections between new text and prior knowledge, other texts, or the world?
- Summarizing
- Making connections (Correct answer)
- Visualizing
- Questioning
Correct answer: Making connections
Making connections (text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-world) helps readers integrate new information with existing knowledge.
Question 3: Inferencing in reading comprehension requires students to:
- Recall details stated explicitly in the text
- Use text clues and prior knowledge to draw conclusions (Correct answer)
- Identify the main idea only
- Define unfamiliar vocabulary
Correct answer: Use text clues and prior knowledge to draw conclusions
Inferencing involves using implicit text evidence combined with background knowledge to derive meaning not directly stated.
Question 4: Which type of question asks students to use information from the text combined with their own knowledge?
- Right there question
- Think and search question
- Author and me question (Correct answer)
- On my own question
Correct answer: Author and me question
Author and Me questions (from QAR) require students to combine textual evidence with personal knowledge to answer.
Question 5: What is the purpose of a KWL chart in comprehension instruction?
- Assess phonics skills
- Activate prior knowledge before reading and track learning (Correct answer)
- Practice fluency with repeated reading
- Build spelling patterns
Correct answer: Activate prior knowledge before reading and track learning
A KWL chart activates background knowledge (K), sets purposes for reading (W), and documents new learning (L).
Question 6: Which instructional approach explicitly teaches students to monitor their understanding while reading?
- Phonics instruction
- Metacognitive comprehension strategies (Correct answer)
- Repeated reading
- Vocabulary mapping
Correct answer: Metacognitive comprehension strategies
Metacognitive strategy instruction teaches students to notice when comprehension breaks down and apply fix-up strategies.
STR Reading Comprehension 1
According to the Simple View of Reading, reading comprehension is the product of: