Reading Comprehension ;

Strategy and Materials

Strategies for Reading Comprehension
(PSRA strategy)
Predict
Look at the introduction line
Look at the question and answer option
Scan the passage
Look for key words from the question
Look for key words from the answer
option
Answer questions (in your head, NOT
on answer sheet)
 Strategies for Reading Comprehension
(PSRA strategy)
 Read the passage
Read quickly but carefully. Do not stop
if you don’t know a word
Confirm your prediction
 Answer the questions on the answer sheet
Answer the easy questions first
Guess if you do not know
Kinds of Reading Text
 Text
Paragraphs, articles, journal,
report
 Non-Continous Text/Short
Functional Texts
Letter, fax, memo, table message,
announcement, brochures
Text/Paragraph
- Topic/title
- Main Idea
- References
- Synonym/antonym
- Supporting details
- Communicative purposes
Topic/Title
 In form of “Noun/ noun phrase”

Contoh Pertanyaan:
 What is the first paragraph about?

 What is the topic of paragraph 1?

 What is the text about?

 The text gives us information about…

 The advertisement above tells us about…

 The reading text/passage is about…

 Strategy
 Check subjects and objects yang
sering muncul pada setiap kalimat.
 Setiap kalimat selalu membicarakan
hal (topik) tersebut.
 Perhatikan pronoun yang sering
muncul
Main Idea
 In form of “sentence” (kalimat)
 Mostly at the beginning of paragraph
 Tidak dalam bentuk kalimat tanya
Contoh Pertanyaan:
 What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
 What is the main point of paragraph 3?
 What is the main sentence of paragraph 3?
 The main idea of paragraph 2 is…
 The main information of paragraph 3 is…
Strategy
 Perhatikan kalimat pertama pada setiap
paragraph.
 Check kalimat yang didalamnya ada
topik.
Reference
 In form of “noun or pronoun” (subject, object,
pronouns)
Contoh Pertanyaan:
 The underlined word refer to …

 The word “they” in the sentence refer to …

 The italic word refer to…

 What does “they” refer to?

Subject Object Possessive Possessive
(Sebelum (sesudah Pronoun Pronoun
•To be Kata Kerja (Diikuti Kata (Tanpa Kata
•Modals Benda) Benda)
•Kata Kerja
•Kata Kerja Dasar)
I Me My Mine
You You Your Yours
He Him His His
She Her Her Hers
We Us Our Ours
They Them Their Theirs

It It It’s It’s
Strategy
 Perhatikan subject atau object
kalimat sebelumnya.
 Check pronoun yang digunakan

it … singular
they… (Plural)
Ulangi/pelajari pengunaan
“Pronoun”
Synonym/Antonym

Contoh Pertanyaan:
Synonym
 The synonym of the underlined word is…

 The word “various” has similar meaning

with…
 The word” pets” means…

 The underlined words means…

Antonym
 The antonym of the italic word is ….

 The opposite of underlined word is…

 What is the opposite of the underlined words?

Supporting Details
 Positive factual
How do people plan to raise money?
Why was the call made?
Who wrote the letter?
 Negative factual
Except for Sundays, the offices are open…
Which of the following would NOT be part of the
plan?
All of the following are essential except…
Which statements is TRUE based on the text?
Which statements is WRONG based on the text?
Strategy
 Baca masing-masing opition
(pilihan jawaban)
 Cek kalimat tersebut, apakah
muncul dalam paragraph atau
tidak, benar/salah.
Communicative Purpose
 What is the purpose of the text?
 The purpose of the text is…
 The communicative purpose of
text 3 is…
No Texts Communicative Purposes
1 Procedures To help us do a task or make
something
2. Recount To tell the readers what happened
in the past

3 Narrative To amuse/entertain the readers

with actual/imaginary experience

4 Description To describe particular person,

place or things

5. News Items To inform readers about events of

the day
No Texts Communicative Purpose
6 Report To describe the way things are
7. Analytical To persuade readers or listeners
Exposition that something in the case, to
analyze or to explain
8 Spoof To tell an event with humorous
twists
9. Hortatory To persuade the readers that
Exposition something should or should not
10 Explanation To explain the process involve in
. the formation or working.
11 Review To critique an art work or event
. for a public audience
Non- Continous Text/Short
Functional Texts
 Letter
 Fax
 Memo
 Diagrams/Table/Graphs
Letters, Email, Faxes and
Memos
Pay attention to:
Who is the information for?
When was it sent?
Who sent it?
Why did they send the information?
What do they want?
Letter (surat)
 Who wrote the letter (yang tandatangani
surat)
 To whom the letter is sent (lihat sebelah kiri
atas)
 What kind of letter (complain, order,
application, inquiry etc.) lihat pada
paragraph 1
Fax
 Siapa pengirim fax (From…)
 Untuk siapa (To:……)
 Isi Fax: (message….)
Memo
 Dari siapa (from….)
 Untuk siapa (to:….)
 Isi memo (message….)
 Tables, Indexes and Charts

 What kind of a table, index, or chart is it?

 What is the title of this table or chart?
 How is the information arranged?
 Where is the number/word I need?
 What is the page I need?
 What is the relationship of the table headings?
 Instructions and Notices
 What are the instructions or notice for?
 How many steps are there in the instructions?
 Do they seem easy or complicated?
 Could I follow them myself?
 What kind of information do the notices
 give me?
 Will I need any tools to follow the instructions?
 Are all the parts accounted for? Is anything
missing?
 What kinds of items or places do the notices
mention?
 What locations should I look for?
Thank You
Good Luck