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Effective Strategies for Reading Comprehension and Answering Open-Ended Questions

Mastering reading comprehension and open-ended test questions requires a multi-faceted approach. Start by reading the text twice to grasp the overall message and concentrate on details. Answer comprehension questions without relying on the text—use short phrases or sentences, and develop the ability to infer unknown words from context. For open-ended questions, express answers in your own words, avoid long phrases, and create a summary by underlining key points, taking notes, and organizing thoughts logically. Enhance your understanding by recognizing the underlying ideas behind the text.

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Effective Strategies for Reading Comprehension and Answering Open-Ended Questions

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  1. How to read a text Examination tests: not only reading and understanding Open-ended tests Summary

  2. Read a comprehension text at least twice • To get an overall impression of what it’s about • To concentrate on details Read slowly = spare time

  3. Questions:ANSWER WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE TEXT WITH: A WORD A short phrase A SENTENCE

  4. Guessing unknown words • Get into the habit of doing without a dictionary • Look at the context (sentences that come before and after) • Look to see if the word is repeated • Don’t waste too much time worrying about words you don’t understand

  5. Open-ended tests: You not only have to understand the text and the questions - you also have to decide how to express the answer

  6. how to express the answer • Use your own words as far as possible • Use some words from the text but avoid using long expressions or whole sentences • Write the answer in its most natural form (often you don’t have to make complete sentences)

  7. Introduction to summary See through the words to the ideas (often very simple) which lie behind them

  8. Possible approach go through the following steps

  9. Read through the text from beginning to end, underlining all the points which should come into your answers – do not miss anything important; • Make a list of notes in which you reproduce very briefly in your own words all the points you have underlined; • Without looking at the original text, join these points together into a paragraph; • Change the order of the points if necessary, to make the construction more logical; • Look back at the text and check that you have produced a good summary.

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