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WHAT IS READING PASSAGE?
 Technically, a passage is simply a portion or
section of a written work, either fiction or
non-fiction. Some hold that a passage can be
as short as a sentence, but most consist of at
least one paragraph and usually several.
 Meanwhile, Reading Comprehension is the
ability to easily and efficiently read text for
meaning.
TYPES OF READING PASSAGES
 Generally, RC passages present information in the following six writing forms:
1) Narrative
2) Descriptive
3) Factual/Expository/Informative
4) Argumentative/Persuasive
5) Analytical
6) Abstract
FIVE LEVELS OF READING COMPREHENSION

1) Lexical Comprehension
Understand key vocabulary in the text.
 Preview vocabulary before reading the story or text
 Review new vocabulary during or after reading the text
2) Literal Comprehension
Answer Who, What, When and Where questions.
 Look in the text to find the answers written in the story.
 Ask questions from the beginning, middle, and end of the story
3) Interpretative Comprehension:
Answer What If, Why, and How questions.
 Understand “facts” that are not explicitly stated in the story.
 Use illustrations to infer meaning.
4) Applied Comprehension
Relate story to existing knowledge or opinion.
 Ask questions that have no right or wrong answer.
 Challenge children to support their answers with logic or reason
5) Affective Comprehension
Understand social and emotional aspects.
 Preview social scripts to ensure understanding of plot development.
 Connect motive to plot and character development.
THE EXAMPLE OF READING QUESTIONS