Making Room for Longer Reading
Written by Studio AM.
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A social feed lets you move quickly from one post to the next. You might skim a headline, watch a short clip, and check a message within a minute. Reading a longer argument calls for a different approach.
A writer may introduce a claim in the first paragraph and explain the evidence several paragraphs later. To understand the argument, you need to connect those parts. This takes stamina: the ability to keep making an effort when the meaning is not immediately clear. Pausing to reread a difficult sentence can be more useful than rushing to the end.
Try setting aside a few minutes for one passage without switching to another task. After reading, explain its main claim in your own words. If your explanation misses an important link, return to that part of the text. This gives you a specific question to work on during the next reading.
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Question 1 of 4
What is the passage's central argument?
The answer is B: A focused reading routine can help you practise following longer arguments.
The suggested routine combines focused reading, explaining the main claim, and checking any link you missed.
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Question 2 of 4
Why might a reader return to an earlier paragraph?
The answer is B: To connect its claim with evidence that appears later
The claim and its evidence may appear in different paragraphs. Looking back can help the reader understand how they fit together.
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Question 3 of 4
What does 'stamina' mean in this passage?
The answer is B: The ability to keep making an effort
The sentence explains stamina as continuing to make an effort when meaning is not immediately clear.
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Question 4 of 4
What does the passage suggest doing after reading one passage?
The answer is C: Explain its main claim in your own words
The last paragraph asks you to explain the main claim in your own words, then check any link you missed.
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