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ANALYSIS OF COMPREHENSION COMPONENT

Types of Comprehension Questions 7E.28.1

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

Type 4: Literary Devices Questions 7E.28.2

Literary devices refer to methods that authors use to

convey what they want.

Types of Literary Devices

 Analogy
 Connotation
 Juxtaposition
 Personification

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Analogy 7E.28.3

A comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to

another thing that is quite different from it.

Examples

 Simile
 Metaphor

Simile
While the two things being compared are in
most ways, they are similar to each other in important
way, so you have to figure out the similar
of the two things.

Example

Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to
get.

Q: What is effective about the simile “life is like a box of chocolates”?

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Metaphor
It is also known as examples of . So we
have to one thing as being another, instead of
being like another.

Example

Mark’s relationship with Grace often took him on an emotional

rollercoaster ride.

Q: Explain the effectiveness of the metaphor in the above statement.

Connotation 7E.28.4

A meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing

which it describes explicitly.

Examples

 Home implies family, comfort and security

 Dove implies peace or gentility

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Juxtaposition 7E.28.5

Two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are

placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose
of developing comparisons and contrasts.

Example

 A butler spends his days in a beautiful mansion dressed in a

tuxedo, but returns home to a closet-sized apartment in a
rundown part of town.

Personification 7E.28.6

The attribution of human nature or character or abilities to

animals, or inanimate objects.

Examples

 Tom’s pencil was flying across the page.

 The clouds pushed each other around in the sky.

Type 5: Inferential Questions 7E.28.7

Inferential Questions
 Based on definition
 Based on observation
 Read between the lines to
make an intelligent guess

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Example 1

Shermaine cried as she stood beside the grave.

Q: Where was Shermaine when she stood beside the grave?

Example 2

At last, the angry passengers were called to board the bus.

Q: Suggest why the passengers were angry.

Example 3

Mark fell down the stairs. He cried because his ice-cream was gone. His
grandmother chided him for being careless and quickly got him up again.
The five-year-old boy sniffled and stomped behind her reluctantly. The
next day, when his grandmother walked past the ice-cream man, Mark
tugged at her blouse and said quietly, “I won’t do it again.”

Q: Why do you think Mark said “I won’t do it again”?

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Type 6: Irony Questions

Verbal Irony 7E.28.8

The use of words to express something that is opposite

from its literal meaning.

Examples

 Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could
win an award for cleanliness!”
 On the way to school, the school bus gets a flat tyre and the
bus driver says, "Excellent! This day couldn't start off any
better!"

Situational Irony 7E.28.9

A situation that is odd / amusing because what actually

happens is the opposite of what might be expected to
happen.

Examples

 A pilot having a fear of heights.

 The teacher failed the test.

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Dramatic Irony 7E.28.10

Arises whenever the audience knows more than one or

more of the characters. Thus, they can foresee the possible
consequences of an action, tragic or comic or errors in the
character’s judgments.

Example

 In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys
can speak and move while the audience is aware.

Let’s Try!

7E.28.11
“Anson!” Mom called out as she walked in the front door. “Could you
help me with these groceries?” She continued shouting but there was
no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down
when she noticed shattered glass from the picture window all over the
living room floor and a baseball not far from there. “I’m going to kill you,
Anson!” Mom yelled to herself as she realised that Anson’s shoes were
gone.

Q: What happened to the window?

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7E.28.12
Bobby began studying for the math test on the bus ride home. When he
got home, he continued studying intensely. Not only did he complete the
study guide that their teacher gave, Bobby also stayed awake all night
finding extra problems on the internet and completing them. By the time
the sun rose, he had mastered the content. He felt prepared as he
entered the examination hall. He sat at his desk, put his head down and
fell asleep before he could try any of the questions.

Q: Explain the irony in this paragraph.

7E.28.13
Identify the literary device used in each of the following sentences.

1. The kitten was like a small bundle of cotton

balls.

2. The exam paper stared at me silently,

challenging me to give the correct answers.

3. Making a mountain out of a molehill

4. The road was a silvery ribbon of moonlight.

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7E.28.14
Joseph the class monitor started to distribute the stack of holiday
worksheets to the students in the class. There was a collective groan.
“Oh no! That Miss Wu must be mad! This is only a week-long term
break, not a one-year holiday!” Raymond blurted out incredulously as
he flipped through the 50-page worksheet.

Q: What does Raymond’s comment suggest about the worksheet?

7E.28.15
A mean old man ate a large meal at a restaurant. The waitress tried to
provide him with excellent service, but every time she brought him a
dish, he complained. First he thought that the soup was too cold when it
was hot. Then he said that his steak was dry and chewy, when it was
moist and succulent. She remained patient and continued to try to help
him until the end of the meal, when he left her a few cents for a tip. She
replied on his way out, “Thank you for the generous tip, Mister.”

Q: Explain the irony of the waitress’ reply to the old man.

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