What is passage comprehension?

Passage comprehension, sometimes referred to as reading comprehension, is the ability to understand and grasp the meaning of a written text. It involves extracting information, discerning the core message, recognizing the underlying structure, identifying key concepts, and interpreting the author's intent and purpose.

Passage comprehension requires active engagement with the text through processes like decoding words, deciphering sentence structure, inferring implied meaning, making connections between ideas, and evaluating the information presented. Effective comprehension often includes analyzing and synthesizing the information to form a comprehensive understanding of the passage as a whole.