What reading comprehension strategy involves synthesizing textual clues with prior knowledge to predict what will happen next?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Making predictions
- Step 1: Making predictions prompts readers to anticipate story developments based on genre conventions and unfolding evidence. Step 2. Readers actively read forward to confirm, revise, or discard their predictions, maintaining engagement. Answer: Making predictions. Why not the others: Rote memorization lacks prediction; skimming gathers rapid gist; subvocal parsing is silent pronunciation.
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