CRITICAL

READING
Prepared by: Ms. Joanne D. Cruz
TRY TO LIST FIVE PERSONAL TRAITS
WHICH YOU THINK A CRITICAL READER
SHOULD EMBODY.
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
4. ___________________________
5. ___________________________
DEFINING CRITICAL READING
when you valuate claims, seek definitions, judge
formation, demand proof, and question assumptions
goes beyond passively understanding a text
 TECHNIQUES TO
HELP YOU
DEVELOP
CRITICAL
READING SKILLS.
KEEPING A READING JOURNAL
you are writing
your feelings and
ideas in reaction
to your reading
assignment
ANNOTATING THE TEXT
simply means making
notes on your copy of
the reading
OUTLINING THE TEXT
by locating the thesis statement, claims, and
evidence, and then plotting these into an outline
SUMMARIZING THE TEXT
getting the main point of
the essay and important
supporting details

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QUESTIONING THE TEXT
asking specific questions
 APPLYING CRITICAL
READING STRATEGIES
 To show how some critical strategies are used, let us first read
the following excerpt from the presidential address of Manuel L.
Quezon delivered to students and teachers on August 19, 1938:

 “The Policies and Achievements of the Government and

Regeneration of the Filipino”

The-Policies-and-Achievements-of-the-Government-and.pdf (el
comblus.com)
ON THE BLANK BESIDE THE NUMBER, WRITE THE
LETTER THAT MOST APPROXIMATELY MATCHES THE
UNDERLINED WORD IN THE
___1. The Land will be inherited by his posterity.
SENTENCE.
___2. Apple is considered the vanguard of smartphone technology.
a. Supreme
___3. The speaker’s last point was of paramount relevance. b. Masculine
c. Future generations
___4. They admired his virile strength.
d. Carefree
___5. You should not be so frivolous during exam week because you need e. Advantagenousness
to study! f. Forefront
g. Inactive
___6. They considered the expediency of appointing an assistant to the
h. Inspired
manager to make work more efficient.
i. Something that can
___7. The Bible is the anchorage of any good Christian. be relied on
j. Injustice
___8. The presenter’s sudden clap woke up the dormant listener.
k. Incite
___9. My physics teacher is imbued with the philosophy of Albert Einstein.
___10. The unfair policies of the administration impelled the workers to go
on strike.