WPM Reading Comprehension Strategies

Question 1

Which reading comprehension strategy involves students creating mental images of the text as they read?

Accepted Answer

Visualizing

Answer

Visualizing is the strategy where readers form mental images based on the text, which deepens engagement and aids retention.

Question 2

When a student stops reading to ask 'Does this make sense?' they are using which metacognitive strategy?

Accepted Answer

Self-monitoring

Answer

Self-monitoring is a metacognitive strategy in which readers check their own understanding and recognize when comprehension breaks down.

Question 3

A student reads a passage and connects new information to something they already know from personal experience. Which strategy is this?

Accepted Answer

Text-to-self connection

Answer

Text-to-self connections link the content of a text to a reader's own personal experiences, thoughts, or feelings.

Question 4

Which strategy requires a reader to use clues from the text combined with prior knowledge to figure out something not explicitly stated?

Accepted Answer

Inferencing

Answer

Inferencing (or inferring) means drawing conclusions that are implied but not directly stated, using text evidence plus background knowledge.

Question 5

A teacher models how to identify the most important ideas and restate them in fewer words. Which comprehension strategy is being taught?

Accepted Answer

Summarizing

Answer

Summarizing involves identifying the key ideas and restating the text in a condensed form, omitting less important details.

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