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Reading Comprehension Strategies

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Reading Comprehension Strategies

Student reading with magnifying glass

📚 Part 1: Understanding Reading Strategies

1. Match each reading strategy with its correct definition:
Skimming
Scanning
Summarising
Searching for specific facts or information
Quickly reading to get the general idea
Condensing information to key points in your own words
2. When would you use each strategy? Choose the BEST answer for each situation:

Looking for a phone number in the Yellow Pages:

Skimming

Scanning

Summarising

Deciding if a book is interesting before borrowing it:

Skimming

Scanning

Summarising

Taking notes for an essay:

Skimming

Scanning

Summarising

🔍 Part 2: Practice Text Analysis

Read this passage about New Zealand's kiwi bird:

The Remarkable Kiwi
New Zealand's kiwi is one of the world's most unusual birds. Standing about 25 centimetres tall, the kiwi cannot fly despite being a bird. It has tiny wings hidden under its brown, hair-like feathers. The kiwi is nocturnal, meaning it hunts for food at night using its excellent sense of smell. Its long beak has nostrils at the tip, making it the only bird with this feature. Sadly, only about 70,000 kiwis remain in the wild today due to habitat loss and introduced predators like cats and stoats. Conservation efforts are working hard to protect this iconic New Zealand species.

3. After skimming this passage, what is the main topic?
4. Use scanning to find these specific details:

Height of a kiwi: ________ centimetres

Number of kiwis left in the wild: About ________

When do kiwis hunt for food? At ________

5. Write a summary of this passage in 2-3 sentences using your own words:

💭 Part 3: Strategy Reflection

6. Which reading strategy do you find most useful and why?
7. How might these strategies help you in NCEA assessments? Give one specific example:
8. Rate your confidence using each strategy (1 = need more practice, 5 = very confident):

Skimming: 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5

Scanning: 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5

Summarising: 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5

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