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LESSON 5
USEFUL HINTS FOR READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES
The word ‘comprehension’ is the noun form of the verb 'comprehend' which means understanding. It means if you read a comprehension passage, you try to understand it. Reading without understanding is not reading. Here I would like to give you some tips/hints how to overcome the problem of reading comprehension. If you read any passage, always try to know what the passage is about. After that you try to understand the content and context of the passage. Since English is a rich language, it is necessary to have some idea about the content and the context. Content is the subject matter of a text/passage whereas context is the situation. You have to find out the meaning according to the context.
For example:
Marriage is an institution.
Here 'institution' means a custom or tradition. In different context, institution may have different meanings'.
Therefore, it is essential to understand the content and the context of the passage.
STEPS FOR READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGE (R C P)
Step1. First of all read the questions quickly. If you find some difficult words, don’t worry.
Step2. Then read the passage quickly in order to have a general idea of the passage for answering the questions. If you find some answers, mark them with pencil or underline them.
Step3. Read the questions again. This time read the questions carefully.
Step4. Read the passage again. This time read the passage carefully for final answers.
Step5. This step may be somewhat difficult because you may need to read the whole paragraph again. It depends on your ability to grasp its meaning fully. Actually you need to apply this step if some questions remain unanswered. In that case try to read that part of the passage which is related to question. It can help you in saving some time.
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