Read the sentence ‘Main Accha Hoon.’ Could you make out what it meant? You could have if you knew English and Hindi. English, because you should be able to read the script and Hindi, because the Hindi words are written in the English alphabet. Since you could not understand, most probably your response would be ‘I could not comprehend.’ If you look it up in the dictionary you will find the meaning of COMPREHEND is: to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive. Thus, reading comprehension is the task of reading something that is written and understanding its meaning.
When you read you are reading with a purpose. You could be reading the day’s newspaper to find out what is happening around the world and your country. You could be reading the time-table at the railway station. You could be reading the question paper at an exam you are taking. You could be reading a notice on the notice board of your school. Your teacher writes something on the blackboard and you read what is written. In all these cases you need to comprehend what is written and take whatever action is necessary after reading and understanding the communication.
[readmore]In order to comprehend what is written you must know all the parts of speech and the grammar that constitutes the English language. You must know words and their meanings. You have to put in a lot of hard work to study the English language, especially the words and the grammar. Reading comprehension puts to test all that you have learnt over the years. If you have learnt well and remember the grammar and your vocabulary is large then your reading comprehension is bound to be good. Take the quiz that follows and see how well you can grasp the meaning of the words you have read.
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The word 'rescues' gives us an indication that people are in distress and these people were saved by the services of a helicopter
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A helicopter is an aircraft that is versatile and used in rescue operations when stranded people cannot be reached by other means of transport
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'Century' and 'One Day International' are terms used in the game of cricket. 'A century' is when a batsmen scores hundred runs. A 'One Day International' is a limited overs cricket match played between two cricket playing nations that gets completed in one day
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The West Indies is a group of small nations in the Caribbean Region south of the US. The West Indies Cricket team comprises players from these nations. 'Century' and 'One Day International' are terms associated with cricket and not football or hockey
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Scoring a century in a cricket match is considered to be an excellent performance by the batsman and the use of the adjective 'magnificent' indicates that the performance is excellent. Note that 'excellent' is a synonym of 'magnificent'
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From the information available in the sentence Virat Kohli is playing for a team that is playing against the West Indies. It is not possible to identify the team to which Virat Kohli belongs from the information given in the sentence
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The new industrial policy will help growth. 'Spur' is a word that features in idioms - 'on the spur of the moment', 'his team has not won its spurs yet.' Spurs were metal spikes worn by knights in the middle ages and used to hurt their horse in order to hurry it on
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You have heard of upgrading your computer, which means that you want a computer that is faster and can do many more things
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If you take long leave from your existing job you run the risk of losing your job
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Probably because she had a remarkable memory, she was an exceptional child
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