Global comprehension is the ability to understand the general meaning of listening to or reading. What does this refer to?

• A. Global comprehension
• B. Detailed decoding
• C. Sound-symbol mapping
• D. Grammar decoding

Answer: (A)

Global comprehension is about grasping the overall meaning of what you hear or read. It focuses on the gist and how ideas fit together, not on every single word. The other terms describe different skills: detailed decoding is about extracting exact words and details, sound-symbol mapping is turning sounds into letters and recognizing phonemes, and grammar decoding is understanding sentence structure and rules. Since the description emphasizes understanding the general meaning rather than parsing every detail or focusing on phonology or grammar alone, it refers to global comprehension.