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Effects of Previewing Questions and Answer Options in Reading Comprehension Tests for College Students: Focused on Translation Questions

Reading is a complex process and it often requires students to use a variety of strategies. Previewing strategy is often used in reading comprehension tests, and it is known as an effective method students can save to time during exams. This study examined whether previewing questions and answer options had any effect on students’ English reading comprehension scores and question types such as translation, words, grammar, True/Not true, inference, and titles. A total of 121 students participated in the study: (1) previewing group (low to intermediate level), (2) no previewing group (low to intermediate level), (3) previewing group (advanced level), (4) no previewing group (advanced level). Results showed that previewing questions and answer options improved students’ reading comprehension scores and it was also revealed that previewing was effective in all types of questions such as translation, words, etc.