OAE Reading Comprehension 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A think-aloud is a comprehension instruction strategy where the teacher:
- Asks students to summarize the text after reading
- Verbalizes internal thought processes while reading to make comprehension visible (Correct answer)
- Has students take turns reading paragraphs aloud
- Provides vocabulary definitions before students begin reading
Correct answer: Verbalizes internal thought processes while reading to make comprehension visible
In a think-aloud, the teacher reads a text and verbally shares the reasoning and strategies being used, making expert comprehension processes explicit for students.
Question 2: Activating prior knowledge before reading helps comprehension by:
- Reducing the number of words students need to decode
- Providing a mental framework that helps readers connect new information to existing knowledge (Correct answer)
- Eliminating confusion caused by unfamiliar text structures
- Ensuring students read the text at the correct pace
Correct answer: Providing a mental framework that helps readers connect new information to existing knowledge
When readers activate relevant background knowledge before reading, they create a schema that makes it easier to connect, organize, and remember new information.
Question 3: Which question type asks students to go beyond the text and apply information to new situations?
- Literal (right there) questions
- Inferential questions
- Evaluative or critical questions (Correct answer)
- Structural questions
Correct answer: Evaluative or critical questions
Evaluative or critical questions ask readers to judge, synthesize, or apply text information, requiring thinking beyond what is explicitly stated.
Question 4: Story grammar instruction teaches students to identify elements such as setting, characters, problem, and resolution to:
- Improve phonics decoding in narrative texts
- Build a framework for understanding and retelling narrative texts (Correct answer)
- Develop fluency through repeated reading of stories
- Increase reading rate by skimming for key story events
Correct answer: Build a framework for understanding and retelling narrative texts
Story grammar instruction provides a structural framework for narrative texts that helps students comprehend and retell stories.
Question 5: A student reads 'she slammed her books down and stormed out' and concludes the character is angry. This is an example of:
- Literal comprehension
- Making a text-to-self connection
- Inference based on textual evidence (Correct answer)
- Summarizing the main idea
Correct answer: Inference based on textual evidence
The student used textual clues (physical actions) to infer an emotional state not explicitly stated — this is inference from evidence.
Question 6: KWL charts (Know, Want to Know, Learned) support comprehension by:
- Organizing vocabulary words alphabetically for easy reference
- Activating prior knowledge, setting a purpose for reading, and recording learning (Correct answer)
- Providing a story grammar framework for narrative texts
- Measuring a student's reading rate before and after instruction
Correct answer: Activating prior knowledge, setting a purpose for reading, and recording learning
KWL charts build comprehension by helping students activate what they know, set reading goals, and consolidate new learning.
OAE Reading Comprehension 2
A think-aloud is a comprehension instruction strategy where the teacher: