alleryAcademic reading tests were found to mainly do what?
AImparted comprehension
BAssessed comprehension
CBuilt vocabulary
DRaised motivation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Assessed comprehension
1. Comprehension lessons long consisted of answering questions on a text.
2. By the late twentieth century evidence showed such tests were better at assessing than imparting comprehension.
3. So they did not teach comprehension, build vocabulary or raise motivation.
_Source: Wikipedia, Reading comprehension, History_
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