Self-Monitoring Strategies for Reading
This worksheet helps Grade 6 students practice self-monitoring strategies to improve their reading comprehension, including identifying difficulties and using fix-up strategies.
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Self-Monitoring Strategies for Reading
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Read the following passage carefully. As you read, pay attention to your own understanding. If you encounter any difficulties, use the self-monitoring strategies you have learned. Then, answer the questions that follow.
The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, stretching across nine South American countries. It is incredibly diverse, home to millions of species of plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. The rainforest plays a crucial role in regulating the Earth's climate by absorbing vast amounts of carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. However, it faces significant threats from deforestation, primarily due to cattle ranching, agriculture, and logging. Protecting the Amazon is vital for global biodiversity and climate stability.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
The Amazon has many rivers.
The Amazon is a large and important rainforest that is in danger.
Deforestation only happens in the Amazon.
Animals in the Amazon are unique.
2. What is one specific threat mentioned in the passage that the Amazon Rainforest faces?
3. The Amazon Rainforest is located in Africa.
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4. The Amazon Rainforest plays a crucial role in regulating the Earth's by absorbing carbon dioxide.
5. Think about a time when you were reading and didn't understand something. What did you do to try and fix your understanding? Describe the strategy you used.