Levels of Reading Comprehension

The Bear and the Two Men

Two men were walking in a forest when they

saw a bear. One immediately ran and climbed
up a tree. The second man moved slow and was
left behind. The second man lay on the ground
and pretended to be dead. The bear then came,
walked around him and smelled his head. Then
the bear ran away. When the bear was gone, his
friend came down the tree and asked, “what
did the bear tell you?’ “Don’t trust someone
who leaves you in times of need or trouble.”
 Literal Level
• The ability to obtain a low –level type of
understanding by using only information
explicitly stated in the text
• Clearly stated facts and details
• Sequence of facts
• Identification of reference
• Directly stated in the text
 Literal Level
• What is the title of the story?
• Who were walking in the forest?
• Where did they go?
• What did the bear do to the head of the
second man?
 Interpretation
• The questions require answers that are not directly
stated in the text but are suggested or implied
• Inference,
• implications,
• generalizations,
• comparison n contrast,
• main idea,
• cause and effect relationship, anticipation of events
• prediction of outcomes,
• identification of character traits,
• Identification of emotional reaction of characters,
• Identification of motives of character
 Interpretation

• Why do you think the second man moved

slow?
• Why do you think the man immediately ran
and climbed up a tree when they saw a bear?
 Evaluation/Critical
• Involves the making of personal judgement on
the text by the reader, the truthfulness of the
text usually based on his/her experience
1. Would the story be improved if the author
added an explanation of the last line of the
story? If yes, what would you suggest?
2. Do you like how the story was presented?
Which part do you like? Why?
 Integration/Application
• Involves the reader “putting him/her in the
place of the character; reading is used for
some practical purposes, for values
clarification

1. If you were the first man would you leave

your friend? Why? What will you do to save your
friend?
 Creative
• Involves coming up with new ideas or
reproducing the text information in other
forms: dramatization, writing another ending,
writing a letter, musical interpretation

- Which part of the story you liked best? Act it

out
- Write a letter to the first man
 Motivation-Motive Question Tandem

• Who have seen a bear?

• Who have seen a bear in the story?
-Weaves questions beautifully
-Smooth transition of questions
-GPU: Gradual Psychological Unfolding
• Who were walking in the forest? (two men)
• What did the two men see in the forest?(bear)
• What did the two man do when they saw the
bear? (climbed up a tree and pretended to be
dead)
• Why do you think the second man pretended
to be dead?
 The Bear and the Two Men

Two men were walking in a forest when they

saw a bear. One immediately ran and climbed
up a tree. The second man moved slow and was
left behind. The second man lay on the ground
and pretended to be dead. The bear then came,
walked around him and smelled his head. Then
the bear ran away. When the bear was gone, his
friend came down the tree and asked, “what
did the bear tell you?’ “Don’t trust someone
who leaves you in times of need or trouble.