Comprehension & Reading Strategies is one of 9 topics in the Grade 8 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. Which reading strategy means reading quickly over a whole text to get a general idea of it?
Skimming
Scanning
Intensive reading
Proofreading
Answer: Skimming — Skimming means reading quickly to get a general idea of a text, without focusing on every detail.
Easy
2. Which reading strategy would you use to quickly find one departure time on a timetable?
Scanning
Skimming
Intensive reading
Summarising
Answer: Scanning — Scanning means looking for one specific piece of information without reading everything else.
Medium
3. Which reading strategy involves reading slowly and carefully, often more than once, to understand every detail?
Answer: Intensive reading — Intensive reading means reading slowly and carefully to understand a text in full detail.
