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ANALYSIS OF COMPREHENSION COMPONENT

Types of Comprehension Questions 7E.27.1

 Direct Questions
 Factual Questions
 Language Questions
 Literary Devices Questions
 Inferential Questions
 Irony Questions

Type 1: Direct Questions 7E.27.2

Answers will be stated plainly in the text. You just need to

read the question carefully and locate the answers.

Examples
 What was the main reason …
 Give two examples …
 Quote a sentence …
 Explain how …

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Type 2: Factual Questions

7E.27.3

Retrieve facts given in the passage. Do not include facts

which are not given in the passage.

Examples
 Who won the gold medal?
 Where did he meet the buyer?
 When did he admit his mistake to the teachers?
 How did he manage to escape?
 What are the factors that led to the company’s downfall?
 Why did she not defend herself?

Note on “Why” Question 7E.27.4

There are some signals for indicating the Cause and

Effect relationship between events, and these provide
important clues for your answer. It always asks for
either the cause or the effect of the question.

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Example 1

Mr Tan told them not to mix the chemicals, but Marcus and Max never
listened to Mr Tan. After all, he was always telling them not to do this
or not to do that. Now that the classroom had been destroyed, both of
the boys wished that they had listened to Mr Tan.

Q. Why did Mr Tan tell Marcus and Max not to mix the chemicals?

Example 2

Sheila overslept this morning. When she arrived at school, she

remembered that she had forgotten her reading book on her desk at
home.

Q. Why did Sheila forget her reading book?

Type 3: Vocabulary Questions 7E.27.5

Language Questions
Vocabulary
In your own words  One word
 Quoting
 Synonym …

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Rewrite in your own words but keep the meaning. Read the
phrase or sentence in its context in the passage so that
your explanation is appropriate to the situation.

Examples

 Explain the term / phrase / sentence in your own words…

 Explain in your own words…

7E.27.6
Steps to answering I.O.W. Question

1. Check the of the expression to locate the

answer.
2. Identify used by the author.
3. Replace each key words / key ideas with a ,
a phrase with similar meaning or an associated word.
4. String your substitute words into a complete sentence that
answers the question.

Example

Feeling very tired and confused, the pupils stopped to rest. At midday,
Ruth suddenly pointed towards the horizon. Marching towards them
was a pride of lions! Every single one of the pupils was terrified.

Q: Why did the pupils stop to rest? Use your own words in your answer.

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One-word Question 7E.27.7

This kind of question asks you to look for a certain number

of words in the passage.

Examples

 What is the word that tells us…

 Give a short phrase that…

Quoting Question

Use of a quote to decode, and then answer the question.

Examples

 What does “personalised” tell us about…

 The robot toy is “highly favoured”. What does that mean?

Synonym Question

Change the word in the passage to another word or a short

phrase that means the same thing.

Example
It is a frequent haunt for photographers, especially for those who
want to take night shots of the place.

Q: Give a word or phrase that means the same thing as “haunt”.

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Let’s Try!

7E.27.8
What captured my imagination was the sight of a modern goldsmith
holding an ancient Roman seal – carved by an artisan predecessor
some two thousand years ago – and stamping an impression into the
molten gold. When I wear my ring, I admire the miniscule mythological
figures and the accompanying cryptic inscription, and I feel a powerful,
palatable connection to the past.

Q: How did wearing the ring make the author feel?

7E.27.9
William was taking a closer look at the ball. It was not small nor red nor
round, like what his neighbours had. Instead, it was furry, distinguished
by yellowish spots and expanding at a slow but alarming rate.

Q: “William was taking a closer look at the ball.” (line 1) Explain in your
own words, what the author meant by the underlined words in this
sentence.

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7E.27.10
When the gate was finally opened, Hillary pushed it hard and forced her
way in. Maria, the elderly lady, stumbled back and almost fell but Hillary
did not give her a second glance. She sprinted down the driveway and
ran up the stairs.

Q: Quote a sentence which tells you that Hillary was unconcerned about
Maria.

7E.27.11
Animals can be classified into vertebrates and invertebrates.
Vertebrates, such as birds and humans, have backbones whereas
insects are largely invertebrates.

Q: What does an invertebrate not have?

7E.27.12
I was invited for tasting of a remarkable Australian wine last month.
During my visit, I was informed by the host that the publisher of a
prominent wine magazine had turned his hand to winemaking and was
now producing some very interesting wines.

Q: Pick a word from the paragraph that has the same meaning as each
of the following:-

(a) extraordinary

(b) renowned

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