To save you wondering too much, the answer to the question is that the interesting readings are those who have not just recognised the words but are attempting to gain a complete understanding of what the writer’s intended meaning is . By doing this they are able to put much more expression into their reading. Reading without understanding is pointless.
Comprehension is a word that means ‘understanding’ and questions in English examinations that test your understanding are known as ‘ comprehension questions’.They can take a variety of forms and can be based on a wide range of passages of varying difficulty. The main purpose of all comprehension questions is to test how thoroughly you have understood what you have read.
Scanning is a refinement of this approach, as it means you are reading in order to extract specific details which are relevant to the questions that you are required to answer.
在GCSE阅读中，有一部分题是Short answer questions, they are straightforward. They require brief , factual answers to show that you have understood a particular piece of information in your own words. 短问答题，一般都是很直接的给答案。需要很简短，从文章中找到事实证据来展示你理解了文章相关信息，并且需要自己同义替换，不能用原词作答。
这类题一般有以下两种
1. Questions which contain instructions such as ‘give two reasons’ require straightforward retrieval of details from the passage .
(包含一些指令，如给两个原因解释，需要直接从原文种提取细节作答)
2. Questions which ask you to ‘Explain’ something, such as the writer’s opinions. Require you not only to say what the opinions are but also to make some comment about them in your own words.