Finding detail: scan, match and check | Reading Comprehension Years 5–7

Find a stated fact or detail in a passage by working out what the question asks for, scanning for key words, and checking the answer against the text. Pitched for a Year 5-7 reader, with passages and questions at that level. A free lesson for Years 5–7 students, from Exampath. Helps with: NSW Selective test, NAPLAN Year 5 and 7 Reading, WA ASET. In this lesson you will learn to: • Work out exactly what shape of answer a question wants. • Scan a passage by key words, including words that mean the same thing. • Check an answer against the text before choosing it. • Avoid neighbouring facts, reversals, extreme words, outside facts and denied reasons. Key words: stated, key words, paraphrase, distractor Exam tip: Detail questions are a kind of reading question you may meet in school and school-entry reading tests. They can be worded like 'According to the passage', 'The text states' or 'Which is mentioned'. Read the instructions of the test you sit. For daily preparation with your tasks set every day, complete AI classes on every topic, full mock tests in your exam's own format, and 8 check questions for this lesson, sign up at https://exampath.com.au Free 10-minute diagnostic: https://exampath.com.au/diagnostic Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:29 What you will learn 1:12 Read the question first: what shape is the answer? 2:06 Scan with key words, then read around them 3:03 Check before you choose: five traps 3:50 Harder detail questions: NOT, roughly, timelines and notices 4:37 Worked example 1: a gentle start 5:44 Worked example 2: a typical question 7:11 Worked example 3: exam standard 9:03 Your turn: 8 check questions 9:16 Another way to think about it 9:47 Common mistakes 10:51 Summary 11:30 Keep learning at exampath.com.au Exampath is independent exam preparation for Australian selective school, scholarship and NAPLAN tests. Not affiliated with the NSW Department of Education, ACARA, ACER or EduTest. Narrated with a synthetic (AI) voice. #ReadingComprehension #SelectiveSchool #NAPLAN #Exampath