Short Passage Reading Comprehension Strategies
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Short">Short</span> <span word="Passages">Passages</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Critical">Critical</span> <span word="Reading">Reading</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="paragraphs">paragraphs</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="youll">youll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Passages">Passages</span> <span word="portion">portion</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>. <span word="Youll">Youll</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="Short">Short</span> <span word="Passages">Passages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="skim">skim</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Short">Short</span> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>.</p><p> <span word="Petersons">Petersons</span> <span word="Technique">Technique</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Short">Short</span> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="Comprehension">Comprehension</span></p><p> <span word="Pay">Pay</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> , <span word="which">which</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="memorize">memorize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="Pay">Pay</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> , <span word="which">which</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="draws">draws</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>.</p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="youve">youve</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>, <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="guess">guess</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="bogged">bogged</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p><p> </p>
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