To increase your English general knowledge and your understanding of our General English tests.
Here are five tips of effective English language comprehension that you might find interesting:


Reading comprehension is the ability to read text, process it and understand its meaning. It relies on two, interconnected abilities: word reading and language comprehension (being able to understand the meaning of the words and sentences).

Comprehension is the understanding and interpretation of what is read. To be able to accurately understand written material, children need to be able to
(1) decode what they read;
(2) make connections between what they read and what they already know;
and (3) think deeply about what they have read.

Fact and opinion recognition is a skill that is often evaluated on state reading tests. Students often get confused trying to determine whether a statement is factually accurate, and that is not the skill that is evaluated. Therefore, students should define a fact as any statement that can be proven to be true or false, and they will better be able to identify facts and opinions.

Inference is when you read between the lines and look for clues in a story. It’s a way to figure out information that isn’t directly stated in the text. Inference is an important skill for reading comprehension because it helps readers understand the deeper meaning of a text.

Effective English language learners plan their learning and set realistic goals. They record new vocabulary in a way that’s easy to review, review their lessons and self-study notes regularly, read and listen to English content, and speak English as much as possible.