Which of the following is NOT a strategy to monitor comprehension during reading?

• A. Predict
• B. Question
• C. Visualize
• D. Reread difficult sections

Answer: (C)

Monitoring comprehension during reading means actively checking that you understand the text as you go and making adjustments when you don’t. Predicting what might happen next helps you test whether the story or argument is following the path you expect, so you can notice when the text isn’t aligning with your expectations and pause to rethink. Generating questions about the text is another metacognitive step—inquisitive pauses surface unclear parts and guide you to seek clarification. Re-reading difficult sections is a direct fix-up strategy to recover meaning when parts are confusing.

Visualizing, while a powerful way to deepen understanding by forming mental images, is not primarily a monitoring action. It supports meaning-making by making scenes and details more concrete, but it isn’t the explicit check you perform to certify that you understand or to repair gaps in understanding.