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Mastering Critical Reading in Three Steps

Learn how to read actively, analyze question stems, and answer effectively to enhance your comprehension skills. Practice finding important information, predicting answers, and eliminating choices for better understanding.

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Mastering Critical Reading in Three Steps

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  1. The Three-Step Process in Critical Reading • Step 1: Read actively. • Step 2: Examine the question stems. • Step 3: Answer the questions

  2. STEP 3: ANSWER THE QUESTIONFinding Important InformationandPredicting and Eliminating

  3. REVIEW:Finding Important Information

  4. Using our paragraph main idea summary statements in the “Sweet Track” article, we applied the “Finding Important Information” strategy to the following question: The author notes the use of tree-ring analysis in order to illustrate that:

  5. We determined that the answer to this question may be found in which paragraph? The author notes the use of tree-ring analysis in order to illustrate that: Paragraph 4

  6. Now use your summary statements to identify in which paragraph the following question could be found:According to the passage, how long ago was the Sweet Track constructed? Paragraph 1

  7. Now let’s look at the last part of Step 3:Predict and Eliminate

  8. Predicting (Review) • Use the important information to predict an answer. • Find the answer choice that most closely matches your prediction.

  9. Prediction from yesterday’s Sweet Track question: • Question: The author notes the use of tree-ring analysis in order to illustrate that: • Answer: The Sweet Track was built quickly, showing the social organization of the builders.

  10. Answers for yesterday’s Sweet Track question: • tree-ring analysis techniques have improved drastically in the past 20 years • the Sweet Track was constructed quickly • Sweet’s reconstruction of the Sweet Track was inaccurate • the builders of the Sweet Track used sophisticated tools

  11. Correct Answer based on prediction: • tree-ring analysis techniques have improved drastically in the past 20 years • the Sweet Track was constructed quickly • Sweet’s reconstruction of the Sweet Track was inaccurate • the builders of the Sweet Track used sophisticated tools

  12. Now try another answer using the prediction strategy. Write your prediction in your notes. • According to the passage, how long ago was the Sweet Track constructed?

  13. Now apply your prediction to these answer choices: • 50 years • 1800 years • 1970 years • 6000 years

  14. The correct answer choice is • 50 years • 1800 years • 1970 years • 6000 years

  15. Now let’s take a look at the strategy of Eliminating.You’ll need a workbook (pp. 84 and 85) to examine the strategy of Eliminating.

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