Comprehension Statements
Without looking back at the reading passage, respond to the following statements by indicating
whether the statement is True (T), False (F), or Not Discussed (N).
______ 1. A mindful reader is skeptical.
______ 2. True critical readers only look for the negative things or things they don't like when
reading.
______ 3. There are five main categories of questions you can mentally ask while reading.
______ 4. The author engages in critical dialogue in this chapter.
______ 5. Critical people make better critical readers.
______ 6. There are more facts than opinions in this world.
______ 7. When an author develops his writing, he may use other words to support his
argument.
______ 8. A word can have different meanings depending on how it is used.
______ 9. Reading word-for-word guarantees you will not miss all the small important words.
______ 10. Critical readers are fast readers.
Now, estimate how many of these answers you believe you have correct out of ten _____
Get your words per minute by taking your pre-view time and locating your pre-view
Words per
Minute Chart
. Then write your pre-view words per minute on your
Personal Progress Chart
. Realize
you did not read every word, which contributes to a faster result. If you compare your scores from
previous practice readings, you may be pleasantly surprised by how much faster you read with little
or no loss of comprehension. When you learn to pre-view, you spend your time looking for the more
meaningful material in the reading.
Check your responses in the
Answer Key
.
Did you understand more than you thought?
How many pages did you get through?
Were you able to follow the writer's outline?
Were you tempted to read every word? If so, what happened?
Did you feel more actively involved in the reading process?
Would you go back and read it in more detail now or do you feel you got enough information at
this point?
If you did go back and read it in more detail, how might your reading strategy differ? Would it be
faster? Would you have better comprehension?
It's likely that this pre-view test drive was not comfortable for you. It's like putting a whole new
swing into your golf or your tennis game. It may feel mechanical and shaky at first. You may be
concerned about your comprehension. In the beginning, this is more of an exercise in eye movement
than comprehension. If your eyes can locate and read just the key information, then comprehension
will occur.
Experiment with pre-viewing on all nonfiction reading material in your reading pile. Remember
that pre-viewing can serve not only as a replacement for reading in detail, it can also be an
introduction or a review. In a short period of time, by experimenting with this pre-view process, you
will find it gets easier and more efficient. You may wonder how you ever read without it.
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