Which strategy helps improve reading comprehension by predicting content?

Which strategy helps improve reading comprehension by predicting content?

• A. Skimming only the last paragraph.
• B. Memorizing every word.
• C. Rereading the text in reverse order.
• D. Previewing and predicting.

Answer: (D)

Previewing and predicting activates your expectations before you read, giving you a roadmap for understanding the text. When you preview, you scan the title, headings, any bold terms, graphs, and the introductory paragraph to gauge what the piece is about and how it’s organized. With that snapshot, you make educated guesses about the main ideas and the likely sequence of information. As you read, you compare the actual content to your predictions, adjusting them as needed. This active forecasting keeps you engaged, helps you identify important details, and makes it easier to spot when something doesn’t fit, which strengthens comprehension and memory. The other approaches don’t build that forward-looking framework. Skimming only the last paragraph misses the setup and the overall structure, so you lose the chance to form useful expectations. Memorizing every word focuses on exact wording rather than meaning, context, and connections. Rereading in reverse order disrupts the natural flow of ideas and makes it harder to grasp how concepts develop.

Previewing and predicting activates your expectations before you read, giving you a roadmap for understanding the text. When you preview, you scan the title, headings, any bold terms, graphs, and the introductory paragraph to gauge what the piece is about and how it’s organized. With that snapshot, you make educated guesses about the main ideas and the likely sequence of information. As you read, you compare the actual content to your predictions, adjusting them as needed. This active forecasting keeps you engaged, helps you identify important details, and makes it easier to spot when something doesn’t fit, which strengthens comprehension and memory.

The other approaches don’t build that forward-looking framework. Skimming only the last paragraph misses the setup and the overall structure, so you lose the chance to form useful expectations. Memorizing every word focuses on exact wording rather than meaning, context, and connections. Rereading in reverse order disrupts the natural flow of ideas and makes it harder to grasp how concepts develop.