SIFT Reading Comprehension practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

The ability to extract meaning from written passages. Short passages, each followed by questions on the main idea, details, inferences and the meaning of words in context.

Line drawing of an open book with a highlighted paragraph, reading glasses and a pencil

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Work quickly, and guess at any question you have not reached when time is about to expire. Blanks count as wrong.
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