Reading Roadmap
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← Reading homeLevel 16 — Advanced Reading Comprehension
Build advanced Reading Comprehension through short lessons, examples and practice.
Main idea and supporting details
The paragraph explains why the tree project is useful. Details about shade and a pleasant street support that idea.
8 min · Open lesson →○Cause effect and sequence
Cause tells why; effect tells what followed. Sequence tells the order.
8 min · Open lesson →○Compare two options
Look for similarities and differences, then connect them to a reader’s needs.
8 min · Open lesson →○Fact and opinion
A factual claim can be checked. An opinion expresses a judgement or preference; that does not make it worthless.
8 min · Open lesson →○Inference prediction and evidence
An inference connects clues with what you know. A prediction concerns what may happen next; neither should be treated as certain without evidence.
8 min · Open lesson →○Words from context
Nearby explanations and contrasts can help with an unfamiliar word.
8 min · Open lesson →○Purpose relevant details and summary
Ask why the writer wrote the text. Keep key information in a summary and leave out unnecessary detail.
8 min · Open lesson →