Types of Comprehension Questions

20/03/2024, 14:09 Types of Comprehension Questions https://www.remnote.com/w/64b8840a57ffd072dbf419a5/Types-of-Comprehension-Questions-iF4NYw22OBzYLCKLn 1/3 N Level English Share Types of Comprehension Questions There are many types of comprehension questions: Direct/Literal questions The answers are facts that can be retrieved from the given text Who question - refers to the person Where question - refers to the place When question - refers to the time What question - refers to situation/issue Why question - refers to the reason/cause and effect How question - refers to the steps/reasons Read the question carefully Highlight the key words or phrases in the question Locate the answer in the passage Lift what is relevant and answer the question in complete sentences Inferential questions (including referential questions) These questions require you to look for clues and use them to make deductions (guesses) or come to a conclusion You have to read between the lines and also figure out what the author is implying or suggesting. a. read the question carefully and understand the requirements of the questions. b. Look for clues and evidence in the passage c. Arrive at a conclusion d. Answer the question in a complete sentence Own words questions 1. 2. 3. 4.

20/03/2024, 14:09 Types of Comprehension Questions https://www.remnote.com/w/64b8840a57ffd072dbf419a5/Types-of-Comprehension-Questions-iF4NYw22OBzYLCKLn 2/3 A direct question that requires you to use your own words in your answer (paraphrase) a. Read b. Highlight c. Locate d. Substitute e. Answer the question in a complete sentence Quotation questions Quote the relevant phrase or word from the passage that would fit the same meaning as/corresponds with the question a. Read the question caefully b. Highlight the key words/phrases or key idea in the question. c. Locate the answer in the passage. d. Lift what is relevant and answer the question using quotation marks "_" Language Use questions (e.g. figurative language) How certain words/phrases create an effect/mental picture How certain the reader understands the intensity of the action/sound/feeling a. read the question carefully b. highlight the key ideas in the question c. Locate the corresponding ideas in the given sentences d. Lift what is relevant from the passage Vocabulary question (matching words/phrases) Quotes and Explanation questions Type/for options