Comprehension & Reading Strategies is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 English Home 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. At Grade 11 level, skimming should also be used to notice:
The text's overall structure, such as where an argument shifts to a counter-argument
Only the exact spelling of every word
Only the total number of paragraphs
Nothing beyond the title of the passage
Answer: The text's overall structure, such as where an argument shifts to a counter-argument — At Grade 11 level, skimming should also identify overall structure, such as where a writer shifts from a problem to a solution, or to a counter-argument.
Easy
2. What does close reading at Grade 11 level go beyond, compared to simply identifying what a sentence says?
Analysing precisely how it says it, including connotation and evidence use
Reading the passage only once
Ignoring word choice entirely
Skipping straight to the conclusion
Answer: Analysing precisely how it says it, including connotation and evidence use — Grade 11 close reading analyses HOW a sentence says something, including word connotation and whether claims are supported by evidence.
Medium
3. What term describes a word's emotional or associative meaning beyond its literal dictionary definition?
Answer: Connotation — Connotation is the emotional or associative meaning a word carries beyond its literal, dictionary definition (denotation).
