Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) Practice Test

Which of the following is a type of comprehension skill?

1. Literal comprehension

2. Adjective comprehension

3. Comparative comprehension

4. Descriptive comprehension

The correct answer is: Literal comprehension

Literal comprehension is indeed a type of comprehension skill. It involves the ability to understand and process the explicit information presented in a text. This includes recognizing the main ideas, as well as details and facts, and it serves as the foundational level of reading comprehension. By mastering literal comprehension, students can accurately recall what they have read and answer questions based on the content without requiring inferences or personal interpretations. The other options mentioned, while they contain legitimate terms, do not specifically refer to established comprehension skills in the same context. Adjective comprehension, for instance, relates more to understanding grammatical elements rather than a specific comprehension skill; comparative comprehension and descriptive comprehension do not exist as recognized categories in the same way that literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension are acknowledged within educational standards.