comprehension question

Frequency: 7.712.5 per million words

A question asked to check if someone has understood a piece of text or speech.

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Examples (10)

  • After reading the story, the students had to answer a series of comprehension questions.
  • The final comprehension question was designed to test the students' ability to infer meaning.
  • Please write your answer to each comprehension question on a separate line.
  • He stared blankly at the paper, unable to understand the first comprehension question.
  • A good comprehension question encourages critical thinking, not just finding information.
  • The teacher went over the answers to the comprehension questions with the class.
  • The listening test will include at least one difficult comprehension question about the speaker's opinion.
  • Formulating a clear comprehension question is a key skill for any educator.
  • The exam has multiple-choice items and one open-ended comprehension question.
  • The software automatically generates a comprehension question for each paragraph of the text.