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Reading Question Types: Comprehension Type Questions

This document summarizes different types of reading comprehension questions and provides tips for answering each type. It outlines factual, negative factual, vocabulary, and reference questions that can be answered directly from the text. It also describes critical thinking questions such as insert text, sentence simplification, inference, purpose, prose summary, and fill-in table questions that require analyzing and making conclusions based on information in the passage.

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Reading Question Types: Comprehension Type Questions

This document summarizes different types of reading comprehension questions and provides tips for answering each type. It outlines factual, negative factual, vocabulary, and reference questions that can be answered directly from the text. It also describes critical thinking questions such as insert text, sentence simplification, inference, purpose, prose summary, and fill-in table questions that require analyzing and making conclusions based on information in the passage.

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Reading Question Types

Comprehension Type Questions


*** For these types of questions, everything can be found in the text. You just have to look for it.

Factual  Confirm/complete information directly in the passage


 Asking for a specific answer.
 “According to paragraph X…”
 “Paragraph X answers which of the following?”
 ALWAYS in that specific paragraph

Negative Factual  Determine what is NOT mentioned in the passage


 “Not”
 “Except”
 Check to see which ones are true + are present in the
passage. The one that isn’t there is the correct answer.
Vocabulary  Understanding the meaning of a word IN CONTEXT of the
passage
 Look at context clues! Read sentence before and after the
one containing the vocabulary word
 Does the word have a prefix, suffix, or root word?

Reference  Connect a pronoun/abstract noun to a more specific noun


that it replaces/refers to
 “it’s” “they” “one of” “them” “this”
 What is it they’re referring to and what is the meaning?
 Read framing (surrounding) sentences
 Read all possible answers and look for context clues
Critical Thinking Type Questions
Insert Text  You are given a new sentence and asked where it fits best in
the text.
 Usually the sentence will have a clue (transition word) that
should relate this sentence the one before it. (i.e.
Furthermore, Finally, On the other hand…etc.)
 You don’t choose from a list of 4 choices – instead you will
click on 1 of the 4 black squares within the paragraph to
insert the text in the paragraph.
 What is the purpose/main idea of the paragraph? Look to see
how the new sentence can help with the paragraph’s main
idea.
Sentence  Choose a sentence with the same basic meaning as a
Simplification sentence in the passage.
 Look for synonyms/antonyms in the new sentence  will
help you narrow down answer
 Will use phrase “essential information” or “essential
meaning”
 Can be difficult because all the answer choices will contain
words/phrases that are similar to the given sentence
Inference  Inference = conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
 Identify the topic of the question. Find information in the
passage based on that topic.
 Eliminate any clearly wrong answers and select answer if you
find evidence
 Use information from passage to make an assumption about
an argument that’s not mentioned in the passage.
 Example Question wording: “infer” “suggest” “imply”
 “Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1
about X?
 “The author of the paragraph implies that X…”
 “Paragraph X suggests which of the following about Y?”
Purpose  Have to think like the author and decide why they included a
specific idea or fact.
 “Why does the author…”
 “The author mentions X in order to…”
 “The author of the paragraph implies that X…”
 “Why does the author include the information that…”
 To illustrate, to explain, to refute, to note, to support, to
contrast
Prose Summary  You have 6 choices – you must pick 3 choices that have the
most important ideas from the passage. Be able to distinguish
between major and minor ideas.
 The 3 incorrect options will contain inaccuracies or be minor
points from the text
 Where do we find the main ideas in a reading passage?
At the beginning and towards the end of the passage

Fill-In Table  Similar to prose summary questions but you have to choose
answer choices that best fit into a category. There will always
be at least 1 incorrect answer.
 If you get this question after a passage, there will only be 9
questions for that passage
 Read each category’s headline carefully
 Scan and find each headline in the passage and determine
major details for each
 Eliminate the wrong choices and place the rest in correct
categories
 Can rely on previous question to help you determine answer

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