Which factor refers to unfamiliarity with text features and task demands?

Which factor refers to unfamiliarity with text features and task demands?

• A. Undeveloped intentional strategies
• B. Inadequate cognitive development and reading experiences
• C. Unfamiliarity with text features and task demands
• D. Inadequate comprehension monitoring and self-evaluation

Answer: (C)

The main concept being tested is how unfamiliarity with text features and task demands affects comprehension. When a reader isn’t comfortable with the ways a text is organized—headings, subheadings, captions, bold or italic emphasis, graphs, charts, and other features—they may miss clues about what the text is doing or how to use it to find information. Likewise, not understanding what a task requires—whether it asks for a summary, an inference, or a comparison—can lead the reader to misfocus or overlook what the question is asking. This gap is distinct from simply lacking general reading experience or cognitive development, or from not monitoring understanding, which relate to broader reading skills or awareness rather than specifically to how text features and task demands guide comprehension.

The main concept being tested is how unfamiliarity with text features and task demands affects comprehension. When a reader isn’t comfortable with the ways a text is organized—headings, subheadings, captions, bold or italic emphasis, graphs, charts, and other features—they may miss clues about what the text is doing or how to use it to find information. Likewise, not understanding what a task requires—whether it asks for a summary, an inference, or a comparison—can lead the reader to misfocus or overlook what the question is asking. This gap is distinct from simply lacking general reading experience or cognitive development, or from not monitoring understanding, which relate to broader reading skills or awareness rather than specifically to how text features and task demands guide comprehension.