Read the following paragraph and determine carefully the main idea. From the given four choices, select the one statement that best supports the author's point: Critical Reading is a demanding…
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Read the following paragraph and determine carefully the main idea. From the given four choices, select the one statement that best supports the author's point:
Critical Reading is a demanding process. To read critically, you must slow down reading and with pencil in hand, perform specific operations on the text. Mark-up the text with your reactions, conclusions and questions. When you read, you become an active participant.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- critical reading is a slow, dull, but essential process.
- readers should get in the habit of questioning the truth of what they read.
- the best critical reading happens at critical times in a person's life.
- critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention.
The paragraph stresses slowing down, annotating and active participation, i.e. critical reading needs thoughtful, careful attention. 'Slow, dull' and 'critical times in a person's life' are unsupported; questioning the truth of what one reads is too narrow.
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