Chapter 6

Reading Comprehension

Introduction

As with grammar and spelling, you may or may not have a test section specifically covering reading comprehension. However, the entire police exam will require you to read and apply skills encompassed in reading comprehension. This chapter includes strategies for effective comprehension and offers practice questions to help you hone your skills.

Learning Objectives

In this chapter, you will review how to:

• 6.1: Apply active reading strategies
• 6.2: Identify main ideas
• 6.3: Identify keywords to determine meaning