2. Reading Comprehension Techniques Anticipation When we are reading we are continuously asking what will come next in the passage and as we continue reading we find, through clues, these predictions are either right or wrong.

3. Reading Comprehension Techniques Inference When you are reading you may guess: - The meaning of a word. - You may see what is implied. - You may infer from the context, from the position of the word in the sentence, or from the words beside - The unknown word.

4. Reading Comprehension Techniques Skimming We go through the passage in order to get a general idea of what it is about, looking at the important parts: the beginning, the end, the titles and the 1 st sentence of each paragraph. - All the passage. - No dictionary. - No back. - No stop. - No jump. When you finish skimming you must get: Topic and Main idea.