Reading Comprehension Notes

Types of Questions:-

1. Primary Purpose
  • Primary also used as following words:-
    • Central 
    • Main
    • Chief
  • Purpose also used as following words:-
    • theme
    • idea
    • concern
    • argument
    • conclusion
    • opinion
    • judgement
    • opinion
    • stand
    • point of view
  • Suitable title is also part of Primary Purpose type of Questions
  • Words in primary purpose answer choice should be in paragraph majority no. of times.
  • Ways to answer this question:-
    • Vertical scanning to find a location of a word
    • Individual merits/demerits should not be answer
    • Word matching from options
    • Quotation/Example will never be primary purpose
2. Factual/Specific Details Questions
  • Indicators:-
    • According to the passage
    • Described
    • mentioned
    • defined
    • Based on the information
    • accurate
  •  It must not have following words:-
    • infer
    • suggest 
    • indicate
  • Ways to answer this question:-
    • Vertical scanning to find a location of a fact
    • Read the question and identify the keywords 
    • Word matching from options
  • In factual questions, don't think too much. Just coolely locate the fact and do word matching.
3. Sentence Selection
  • Word Matching to find the sentence.
 4. Inference Questions
  • Indicators:-
    • suggest
    • infer
    • indicate
    • probably 
    • likely
  • Inference and Assumptions are similar words
  • Inference is made by reader and Assumption is made by author
  • Example of Assumption
    • I want to write, therefore I need a pen
    • Assumption:- Pen can be used for writing.