Comprehension

Question 1

What are the modes of comprehension?

Answer 1

1. Efferent Mode
2. Aesthetic Mode
3. Critical Mode

Question 2

What is the efferent mode?

Answer 2

• reading or listening to gather main points or information that support the meaning of the text.
• it encourages the reader to take away particular bits of important information.
• reader’s attention is focused on certain aspects of the text that will remain as a residue after the reading.

Question 3

What is the aesthetic mode?

Answer 3

• reading and focusing on the expressions and language used in the text.
• used to form an opinion.

Question 4

What is the critical mode?

Answer 4

• reading or listening to engage in debate. discussion and analysis of the author’s intentions.

Question 5

What are the levels of comprehension?

Answer 5

1. Literal
2. Interpretive
3. Analysis
4. Application and Synthesis
5. Evaluation

Question 6

What is the literal comprehension level?

Answer 6

• is often referred to as ‘on the page’ or ‘right there’
• is literal information found in the text which is easy to identify
• is the simplest form of comprehension

Question 7

What is the interpretive comprehension level?

Answer 7

• once we know certain factors found in the text, we now must read in between the lines
• requires you to think about the text and draw a conclusion
• the reader is expected to determine deeper meaning

Question 8

What is the analysis comprehension level?

Answer 8

• when we analyze, we examine or investigate something usually by breaking it down into smaller parts really to understand how it works

Question 9

What is the application and synthesis comprehension level?

Answer 9

• both have separate features but they also overlap
• once you analyze something and understand what it is made up of then you can apply that understanding to change it into a different format

Question 10

What is the evaluation comprehension level?

Answer 10

• draws an overall conclusion from what the reader has learned from the text