This document provides examples of strategies and activities for teaching reading comprehension. It includes examples of exercises for different reading comprehension question types (literal and inferential) and strategies like jigsaw activities, graphic organizers, summarizing texts, making inferences, and evaluating point of view. The document demonstrates how to classify questions, use graphic organizers to summarize information, engage in group work like jigsaws, draw conclusions, and consider narrator perspective.

1. Questions TYPE 5 AND 6
Adriana Rodriguez

3. READING COMPREHENSION PROCESS
LITERAL READING INFERENTIAL READING
Base on a text students will
answer some literal
questions.
Focus on Reading a text,
hearing the words and
viewing the images.
Identify important ideas,
facts and details.
Surface understanding
Options: A,B,C.
Base on a text students
will answer inferential
questions.
Infer the meaning of some
words or expressions in
context.
Implicit information. The
intention of the autor.
Find the meaning of the
text.
Options: A,B,C, D
Type 5 Type 6

8. EXERCISE 1. Identify the Text Types.
Which is literal and which is inferential?
Larry´s gold
Larry is a farmer, he has a lot of gold,
Larry wants to hide his gold, He will hide
his gold in a tree. Now Larry´s gold is
safe. This makes Larry very happy.
Questions:
1. What does Larry have?
2. Where does Larry hide his gold?
3. How does Larry feel now?
Questions:
1. What is the autor intention?
2. All of the following are true of space rangers Except?
3. In the text “NEW” means that?

9. EXERCISE 2. Classify the Questions Types? Literal level or inferential
level.
1. Where did Romeo and Julieth spend their last days?
2. What hapened to the couple at the end of the story?
3. On what day do Romeo and Juliet meet?
4. Based on the reading, which sentences best describe Julieth?
5. Shakespiare states that “Love is unpredictable” Do you agree? Explain.
6. Which wuld be the best title for this passage?
7. Which of the following is true about “Romeo and Julieth”?
8. Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?
9. Who is the last person to see Juliet before she stabs herself dead?
10. What term does shakespiare use to describe the lovers?
11. Why is Romeo and Juliet a tragedy?
12. What can the reader find out from the text?
13. The author uses the underlined word uncontrollable to communicate that the balcony situation?
14. According to the text why does Romeo and Julieth involve an element of madness?
15. How does Romeo commit suicide?
16. What does the expression “they will be together un an eternal dream” refert to
17. What is the purpose of the text?
18. What is the writer traying to do in this text?
19. It is implied in the text that the Lovers:
20. What is the most suitable title for this text?

12. Strategies and Activities
1. Re read the text: Jigsaw, Gallery walk
2. Activate prior knowledge: Brainstorming
3. Questioning: Question cards, questions board game, Interview
4. Visualized: Graphic organizers
5. Sumarized: Main idea map, Sequence of events, Reteller or
Recall
6. Inferencial clues: Character traits, Word detective, Drawing
conlcusions, inferences in literature
7. Evaluate understanding: Point of view

13. 1. Get the photocopy:
The Bad driver and
follow the Teacher
instructions.
2. Answer the
questions based on
the text.
EXERCISE 3. Jigsaw Activity

14. Gallery walk topics:
1.Expermenting on Animals
2. Emperor penguin
3. Two ssiters and the cat
4.Great White shark
5.How does the brain work?
6.The Bermuda Triangle
7.People with extraordinary abilities
8. Japan most famous dog
9. Outer Space
10. Email to Daniel
11. Chess
12. Metal detectors
13. Black Friday
14. Human developing
15. Sixteen-what now?
16.Smoking restrictions in USA
17. Deforestation
18. Active Passive smoking
EXERCISE 4. Gallery walk

15. Graphic organizers

18. Graphic Organizer: Main Idea Map
Reading: Studing in South Korea
Activity: Read the text, Answer the ICFES question,
Make the map.
EXERCISE 5. Graphic organizers
Graphic Organizer: KWL Chart
Reading: The State of Heath system in the USA
Activity: Read the text, Answer the ICFES question,
Make the chart.
Graphic Organizer: Storyboard
Reading: The Lion and the Mouse
Activity: Read the text, Answer the ICFES question,
Make the map.
Graphic Organizer: Cause and Effect
Reading: Alices´s adventures in Wonderland
Activity: Read the text, Answer the ICFES question,
Make the map.

19. EXERCISE 6. Reteller or Recall
Read the text: Hyperloof
Complete the chart. Be prepared to present it to the whole
class.

20. EXERCISE 7. Inferential Clues
CHARACTER TRAITS
Read the text: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
List 10 character traits of Tom
WORD DETECTIVE
Read the text: The Ugly Duckling.
Circle the letter of the word that means almost the same
thing as the underlined word.
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
Visual Details: Look at the pictures carefully, then answer
the questions.
INFERENCES IN LITERATURE
Read the text: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Read two passages and answer the questions.

21. EXERCISE 8. Evaluate understanding
Point of View: Who Is Telling the Story?
Read 6 passages from books, and write what type of
narration it is: first person or third person.
The briefly explain your reasons.