Key Differences in English Comprehension Content
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Key Differences in 
English  
Types of PrimaCry o mprehension Types of Secondary  
English English 
Comprehension  Comprehension  
Exercises Exercises
Skills Needed for Why 
Primary  English Comprehension  Is 
Comprehension  Important
Exercises
Types of Primary English 
 Comprehension 
EPrimxarey Erncglisihs Comprehension tuition is crafted such that students are  ablee tos apply their understanding of both visual 
and written passages  through a series of long-form and 
short-form questions.
COMPREHENSION CLOZE
Primary English Comprehension tuition is crafted such that 
students are  able to apply their understanding of both visual 
and written passages  through a series of long-form and 
short-form questions.
VISUAL TEXT COMPREHENSION
Visual Text Comprehension tests students on their logic and  
understanding of content written in a visual sense. This 
section usually  shows information via a picture or an 
advertisement of an event or  festivity which is relatable to 
the students.
COMPREHENSION OPEN-ENDED
Comprehension Open-Ended tests students on their ability to 
extract
specific information from large chunks of text. Comprehension 
questions  may also require students to give a statement and 
support it with  relevant evidence from the passage.
Skills Needed for Primary English 
 Comprehension Exercises
Despite differences in the marking scheme and question types in 
each  comprehension activity, students should follow these skills 
which are crucial  in acing each comprehension section:
READING  SUMMARISIN
CAREFULL G  KEY POINTS
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By tapping into prior knowledge highlighting the key events of 
and  identifying the 5W1H of the epacrahgraph helps students to  
passage or  content, students are identify the main events of 
only then able to  fully immerse the  story.
themselves in the  story  and make 
stronger links when piecing  their 
answDerOs  tNogOetTh eLr.IFT CHUNKS OF TEXT
If a question refers to “it” or a word or phrase which can be found in a 
section of
the passage, students should refer to what happened in the passage 
before “it”  or the word or phrase the question is referring to. When 
answering the question,  students should avoid copying a whole chunk 
of text from the passage.
Types of Secondary English 
Comprehension  Exercises
Content Question Syntax Question Figurative Extract &  
Explanation Question
Usually known as one of the  Syntax questions typically use 
The question pattern for such 
simplest question types, phrases  like “what does XXX refer 
questions  looks like this: “Explain 
content  questions typically to” and require  students to identify how the language…  Support your 
use words like  “what”, the relevant evidence  based on an ideas with two/three details”.  This is 
“identify”, “why” and  interpretation of the referent  where your understanding of the  
“explain”. stated in the question. main events of a story comes in 
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