Paragraph Comprehension

Practice all of Paragraph Comprehension

Questions from every topic, mixed together. The quickest way to see where you stand.

Or practice one topic

Best right after you read that topic’s lesson, to check it stuck. These are the 7 topics in Paragraph Comprehension, in the order worth learning them.

• Main Idea and TopicFinding the central point, and rejecting choices that are too broad or too narrow.
• Supporting DetailsLocating a specific fact and confirming it answers the question asked.
• Vocabulary in ContextDetermining a word's meaning from the passage, including familiar words used unusually.
• Inference and ImplicationWhat follows from the passage, and the line between inference and speculation.
• Author's Purpose and ToneInforming, persuading or describing, and reading attitude from word choice.
• Text Structure and TransitionsCause and effect, compare and contrast, sequence, and the words that signal each.
• Fact, Opinion and ArgumentSeparating what is asserted from what is supported, and spotting a weak argument.