Test conditions ( ns = 37) permitted comparison of responses to test items which were dependent upon reading a passage prior to their successful completion with responses to test items which were loosely related to the reading paragraph. Differential responding was observed, reading a related paragraph leading to better responding to test items.
Using a black-out technique, certain grammatical classes of words were deleted from standard reading-test paragraphs and the effects upon multiple-choice item responses examined. The deletion of nouns removed the most information, but many items were answered when the entire paragraph was deleted.
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