During a reciprocal teaching lesson, what process is demonstrated when students discuss how to interpret a term's meaning?

• A. Clarifying
• B. Summarizing
• C. Predicting
• D. Questioning

Answer: (A)

Clarifying is the process here. In reciprocal teaching, clarifying focuses on making any unclear parts of the text understandable, especially tricky words or phrases. When students discuss how to interpret a term’s meaning, they’re working to make that term clear—restating it in their own words, asking for definitions, or giving examples to ensure everyone understands what it means. This helps move comprehension from a rough guess to a precise understanding. Predicting involves guessing what will happen next, summarizing is creating a brief recap of the main ideas, and questioning is about generating questions about the text; none of these centers specifically on making a term’s meaning clear like clarifying does.