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Gowher Ahmad Naik, Lovely Professional University Unit 8: Comprehension

Unit 8: Comprehension Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
8.1 Reading Strategies
8.2 Reading Comprehension and Personality Predicates

8.3 Reading Comprehension
8.4 Comprehending Passages: Wants, Hints and Clues
8.5 How to do Reading Comprehension
8.6 Summary
8.7 Keywords
8.8 Self Assessment
8.9 Review Questions

8.10 Further Readings
Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Explain better while reading.
Read a text confidently for answering various questions.
Anticipate the writer’s message in the text.

Introduction

In the previous unit you learnt about tenses in active in passive voice. In this unit you will learn
how to do a “Reading comprehension”. It can be defined as the level of understanding of a
passage or text. It is also the ability with which you recognize the words quickly. You will be
able to read proficiently only if you are able to comprehend what you are reading. If you find
the words difficult to recognize it will interfere with your ability to understand what is written.
Comprehension strategy ideally should be taught at all the levels of reading development.
8.1 Reading Strategies

When we start with comprehension, we should determine the purpose of the passage. It is
important that we be flexible and determined about how to read a passage by its difficulty level
and purpose. There are many reading speeds; we must pace ourselves according to what suits us
best.

It is important to set a realistic time limit. We must try and read as much as possible from as
diverse sources as possible.
Before reading, think about the topic and ask yourself if you already know something about it,
also ask yourself the following questions:
1. What kind of text am I reading? (Informative, entertaining etc.)

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