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Reading for meaning

Junior High 6 questions
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What reading for meaning means

You read a short passage, pick out clear facts, and use clues to work out what words or sentences mean. This helps you answer comprehension questions accurately in class work and exams.

What you will practise

  • Find who, what, when, and where in a short passage
  • Work out causes and results from linking words
  • Use context clues to guess the meaning of a word
  • Choose the best answer from details in the text

Before you start

You should already be able to read simple sentences and understand common everyday words. It also helps to know basic punctuation and simple linking words like so and before.

Worked example

One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.

Question

Read: “Ama woke early and swept the compound before school.” What did Ama do first?

  • went to school
  • woke early
  • ate breakfast
  • swept the market
Answer: woke early

Working: The passage says she woke early and then swept, so waking came first.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Choosing a word that sounds right instead of checking the passage carefully
  • Ignoring clue words like before, after, because, and so
  • Using outside knowledge when the answer is already in the text
  • Missing the main fact because you read too quickly

Curriculum and exam alignment

Ghana GES Basic 7 to 9 syllabusBECE

In Junior High School, this kind of reading often appears in comprehension work and vocabulary lessons. It supports the type of understanding needed for BECE English questions, where you must read closely and answer from the passage.

Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.

Related skills

Other JHS Comprehension & Vocabulary skills in English, at the same point in the course.

Other English topics

Letters and SoundsEarly Reading and WritingSHS English and LiteratureAcademic and Professional WritingGrammarVocabulary

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Exams that assess reading for meaning

Junior High work on this skill feeds directly into these exam papers. Each page lists the English topics that appear on it.

BECEBECE practice questionsFree BECE practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.GESGES practice questionsFree GES practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.WASSCEWASSCE practice questionsListed as a related subject on the WASSCE practice page.

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