A middle-school teacher in Riverside County, Calif., had students generate keywords from a section of a book, use them to ...

Capin said teachers also often ask generic comprehension questions, such as “What is the main point?” without considering whether the questions are appropriate for the reading passage at hand. For ...

Comprehension strategy instruction has a solid research base. Teacher guides on evidence-based practices from the What Works Clearinghouse recommend teaching students across grade levels how to ...

But, this is exactly what reading-comprehension questions, like those found on NAEP, demand. Kids need phonics and comprehension instruction.

Many reading comprehension questions depend on understanding a passage’s structure: how sentences and paragraphs relate to each other and fit together to make an argument.

In CAT 2023, Reading Comprehension questions account for around 16 questions out of 24 VARC questions. So RC holds 24% of the total marks and 67% weightage in the VARC section.

Reading Comprehension, a part of VARC section in CAT exam, is termed as the ‘make or break’ section for CAT candidates. A total of 17 Reading Comprehension questions are asked in the CAT exam.