Reading & Comprehension Strategies is one of 8 topics in the Grade 9 English First Additional Language CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which reading strategy means reading quickly to get a general idea of a whole text?
Skimming
Scanning
Intensive reading
Proofreading
Answer: Skimming — Skimming means reading quickly over a whole text to get a general idea of what it is about.
Easy
2. Which reading strategy is best for finding one specific fact in a long passage?
Scanning
Skimming
Intensive reading
Visualisation
Answer: Scanning — Scanning means searching quickly for one specific piece of information.
Medium
3. Which reading strategy means reading slowly and carefully, word by word, to understand every detail?
Answer: Intensive reading — Intensive reading is slow, careful, word-by-word reading to understand every detail.
