reading passage
Comprehension test material
A reading passage is a section of text selected for study, testing, or analysis.
Standardized tests present reading passages followed by comprehension questions.
In language classes, students work through reading passages to build vocabulary and fluency: The exam included three reading passages of increasing difficulty.
- textWritten or printed words
- excerptPortion taken from larger work
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- paragraphDistinct section of text
- main ideaCentral concept conveyed
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Tasks measuring reading grasp
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