Module 2: Developing Your Reading Skills

This section emphasizes the importance of developing reading skills for comprehending unseen passages, specifically discursive passages, in the CBSE Grade 9 English examination.

Unit 2.1: Mastering Discursive Passages

Unit 2.1 focuses on mastering discursive passages. You'll learn to identify their characteristics (thought-provoking, analytical, argumentative, formal, complex language) and purpose (discuss, inform, persuade). Key reading strategies covered are skimming (overall idea), scanning (specific info), and close reading (deep understanding). The unit also details answering MCQs, objective, and VSAQs, and crucial techniques for inferring vocabulary meaning from context.

What Are Discursive Passages? Characteristics And Purpose.

Discursive passages are analytical texts that explore various perspectives on a topic, aiming to stimulate critical thinking and persuade readers.

Strategies For Effective Reading Comprehension

This section introduces strategies essential for improving reading comprehension skills, focusing on techniques like skimming, scanning, and close reading.

Types Of Questions And Answering Techniques

This section outlines the various types of questions associated with discursive passages and provides techniques for effectively answering each type.

Vocabulary In Context – Unlocking Meaning From Passages.

This section emphasizes the skill of deducing the meaning of unfamiliar words through context clues in unseen passages.

Practice Passage 1 & Detailed Solutions

This section provides a discursive passage along with a series of diverse questions to help students apply their reading skills and understand the rationale behind each answer.

Unit 2.2: Tackling Case-Based Factual Passages

Unit 2.2 equips you to handle factual passages, especially those with visuals. It covers identifying characteristics (objective, data-driven, informative, integrated visuals), learning to analyze charts, graphs, and tables (title, labels, trends, units, comparisons), and mastering the skills of extracting direct information and making inferences by combining data from both text and visuals.

Understanding Factual Passages With Visual Inputs (Data Interpretation)

This section covers the characteristics and significance of factual passages that include visual inputs, focusing on how to effectively interpret and analyze data presented in various formats.

How To Analyze Charts, Graphs, And Tables Quickly

This section outlines strategies for quickly and effectively analyzing visual data presented in charts, graphs, and tables as part of reading comprehension.

Extracting Specific Information And Making Inferences

This section covers the essential skills required to extract specific information from factual passages and make logical inferences based on the data presented.

Practice Passage 2 (With Visuals) & Detailed Solutions

This section provides a practice passage that integrates visual elements alongside detailed solutions, aiming to enhance reading comprehension skills in factual contexts.

Unit 2.3: Integrated Reading Practice & Time Management

This section focuses on integrating reading strategies to enhance comprehension and effective time management during examinations.

Combining Strategies For Both Passage Types

This section teaches students how to effectively combine reading strategies for understanding both discursive and factual passages in their English examinations.

Speed Reading And Time Allocation For Section A

This section focuses on developing speed reading skills and strategic time management techniques to enhance performance in reading comprehension exams.

Assessment Quiz On Reading Skills

This section focuses on a comprehensive assessment quiz designed to test the reading skills acquired in the module.