Question 14 - Critical Reading Practice Test for the English Basics

reflecting on how the text makes a reader feel (whether the text is something that makes them happy, angry, critical, defensive, etc.)

writing a list of questions the reader thinks about as he or she reads the text and considering what questions a reader would ask if he or she was able to meet the author

researching answers to questions that arise from the reading of a text and determining if the author made up any “facts”

thinking about the claims an author makes and having an inner conversation with oneself about whether or not an author’s views are worthy of the reader’s agreement and support