Reading Comprehension Advanced Level 🐡

🎯 Advanced Reading Strategies
✔ Track claims vs. evidence
✔ Identify writer’s stance (critical, neutral, supportive)
✔ Watch for hedging language (often, appears, increasingly)
✔ Paraphrase complex sentences before answering

1️⃣ Before You Read (30–60 seconds only)
Preview smartly
Read the title → guess the topic
Look at questions first👉 This tells you what to search for in the passage
Underline keywords in questions(names, dates, numbers, causes, effects)

2️⃣ First Reading: Skim, Don’t Deep Read
Skimming = fast reading for main idea
Read first sentence of each paragraph
Notice repeated words

3️⃣ Second Reading: Scan for Answers
Scanning = searching for specific info
Match keywords from questions with words in the passage
Read 2–3 lines before and after the keyword

4️⃣ Question-Type Strategies
🟢 A. MCQs (Multiple Choice)
Read the question first
Eliminate 2 wrong options
🟢 B. Short Answer Questions
Answer only what is asked
Use words from the passage
Don’t add extra explanation
✏️ If question says:
Why did…? → give reason only
🟢 C. True / False / Not Given
True → same meaning
False → opposite meaning
Not Given → not mentioned at all

5️⃣ Vocabulary-in-Context Questions
👉 Use:
Nearby words
Examples
Contrast words (but, however, although)

6️⃣ Time Management (VERY IMPORTANT)
⏱️ Suggested split:
Preview: 1 min
Reading + answering: 80% of time
Review answers: last 2–3 mins

7️⃣ Common Exam Traps ❌
Avoid these mistakes:
Reading every word slowly
Answering from memory
Ignoring question instructions
Copying long sentences unnecessarily

8️⃣ Last-Minute Checking Tricks ✅
Check spelling (school exams care!)
Check grammar in short answers
Make sure answers fit the question

9️⃣ One Powerful Daily Practice Trick
📖 Read short passages daily and ask:
Main idea?
3 facts?
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