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    CLASS-XII SUB - English (Comprehensive Passage) : Dav Public School Pratap Vihar Ghaziabad

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    1) The passage discusses different strategies for effectively reading and comprehending passages in standardized tests. It outlines various types of reading comprehension passages and strategies students can use to improve their skills. 2) Fact-based passages are considered the easiest as they contain direct information like names and numbers, which students should simply familiarize themselves with rather than trying to memorize. Inference-based passages are the most difficult as they require slow, repeated reading to fully understand abstract topics. 3) The most popular strategy is first reading the passage to understand it, then answering questions while referring back only when necessary, rather than for every question which indicates lack of comprehension. Careful reading of passages is essential for properly understanding and correctly answering questions

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    1) The passage discusses different strategies for effectively reading and comprehending passages in standardized tests. It outlines various types of reading comprehension passages and strategies students can use to improve their skills. 2) Fact-based passages are considered the easiest as they contain direct information like names and numbers, which students should simply familiarize themselves with rather than trying to memorize. Inference-based passages are the most difficult as they require slow, repeated reading to fully understand abstract topics. 3) The most popular strategy is first reading the passage to understand it, then answering questions while referring back only when necessary, rather than for every question which indicates lack of comprehension. Careful reading of passages is essential for properly understanding and correctly answering questions

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    1) The passage discusses different strategies for effectively reading and comprehending passages in standardized tests. It outlines various types of reading comprehension passages and strategies students can use to improve their skills. 2) Fact-based passages are considered the easiest as they contain direct information like names and numbers, which students should simply familiarize themselves with rather than trying to memorize. Inference-based passages are the most difficult as they require slow, repeated reading to fully understand abstract topics. 3) The most popular strategy is first reading the passage to understand it, then answering questions while referring back only when necessary, rather than for every question which indicates lack of comprehension. Careful reading of passages is essential for properly understanding and correctly answering questions

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    The passage discusses different types of passages like fact-based, inference-based and topic-based RC and strategies for solving RC questions.

    The passage discusses three main types of passages - fact-based, inference-based and topic-based.

    The passage discusses two main strategies for solving RC - reading the passage first and then questions or reading the questions first and then the passage.

    DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL PRATAP VIHAR GHAZIABAD

    CLASS- XII SUB- English ( Comprehensive Passage)

    Read the Passage carefully.

    The Art of Reading

    1. Reading Comprehension (RC, as it is normally called) is the most peculiar section in


    almost all scholastic, entrance and employment tests. The skills in RC make a lot of
    difference to one’s chances of good grades/selection.
    2. Most students find it difficult to tackle topics that are diverse from the field they are in or
    they are comfortable with. So one needs to develop a taste for even the most obscure and
    boring topic on this planet. For success in RC one should be able to understand. And even
    with an average speed one can succeed if one implements the strategies.
    3. Broadly speaking, RC passages can be classified in a few categories. Fact based RC is the
    simplest form of RC. These types of passages have lot of information in the form of
    names, numbers etc. In this type of passages one should read very fast.
    4. Don’t try to memorize any facts, numbers or names etc. In fact there is no need to even
    remember them. Just make yourself familiar with the structure of the passage. Just see in
    which paragraph author is talking about what. Mark it. Then when you go to the questions,
    identify in which paragraph information regarding that question is mentioned. Go to that
    paragraph, read the numbers, names etc. and mark the answer.
    5. Inference based RC is the toughest form of RC. Here the passage is fairly tough to
    understand. This includes passages on topics like Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy, etc.
    Most of the students will be comfortable attempting these passages at least in RC. The
    reading speed is fairly slow in this type of passages. The way to master this type of
    passages is to read them again and again while practising.
    6. Topic based RC includes passages on any particular topic like economics, astrology,
    medical science, etc. Generally what makes -these passages tough is usage of technical
    terms. If a topic is new to us then presence of technical term scares us even if they are
    defined in the passage. For success in this type of passages we need to have a fan-
    understanding of the definition of the term if it is defined in the passage. Read that
    definition twice if you need to. But don’t worry about technical terms if they are not
    defined in the passage. Assume them to be non-existent and proceed. Key principle in
    these passages is that don’t go to the next line unless the previous line is clear.
    7. Reading passage first and then questions is the most popular strategy for RC. While
    answering the question you may come back to the passage to find answer as you have just
    read the passage initially and not crammed it. But you should not come back for each and
    every question. If you come back for majority of questions then you haven’t read the
    passage properly. The key to success for this strategy is that you should understand the
    passage very well. We will suggest students to follow this technique from the beginning
    and work upon this.
    8. Reading questions first and then passage is the strategy followed by a few students. They
    just look at the questions and not options. The objective is that after seeing the questions
    when you read the passage then you read only that part carefully where the answer is
    given. The flaw with this is that you will not be able to remember all the questions.
    Besides this, this strategy fails when there are questions that require understanding of the
    passage.

    A. Answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate option: 6

    1. Most students find Reading Comprehension difficult because……………………….


    (a) the language is tough
    (b) the vocabulary is difficult
    (c) the style is too involved
    (d) the topics are unrelated to their interest
    2.
    3. Fact based RC is the easiest because……………………….
    (a) it is written in simple language
    (b) there are no allusions
    (c) it contains information
    (d) it can be memorised easily
    4.
    5. For answering a question on RC, one should……………………….
    (a) memorise the facts, figures, etc.
    (b) mark what the author is talking about in the para
    (c) mark the essential details of the passage
    (d) remember the names, numbers, etc.
    6.
    7. Topic based RC is tough as……………………….
    (a) it contains technical terms
    (b) it is based on different topics
    (c) it demands instant understanding
    (d) one can’t read them fast enough
    8.
    9. Careful reading of the passage is essential for……………………….
    (a) answering difficult questions
    (b) saving time and effort
    (c) proper understanding and answering correctly
    (d) selective identification of relevant parts
    10.
    11. The word ‘diverse’ in para 2 means……………………….
    (a) similar
    (b) same
    (c) variety
    (d) different

    B. Answer the following questions in brief: 6


    7. What should one do for finding the right answers?
    8. Why is topic based R C tough?
    9. Which step is considered more essential for finding right answers? Why?
    10. What is the most popular strategy for solving Reading Comprehension(RC)?

    11. Find the words similar in the meaning from passage.


    (a) Different (para 2)
    (b) Accept as true (para 6)

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