Question

Passage: 8
Critical reading is a demanding process. To read critically, you must slow down your reading and, with pencil in hand; perform specific operations on the text. Mark up the text with your reactions, conclusions, and questions. When you read, become an active participant
Above paragraph best supports the statement that:

• A. Critical reading is a slow, dull, but essential process
• B. The best critical reading happens at critical times in a person’s life.
• C. Readers should get in the habit of questioning the truth of what they read
• D. Critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention

Answer 1

The correct option is D Critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention

This answer is implied by the whole paragraph. The author stresses the need to read critically by performing operations on the text in a slow and specific manner. Option (a) is incorrect because the author never says that reading is dull. Choices (b), and (c) are not supported by the paragraph