Which is a step in making and checking predictions while reading?

listing characters and their personality traits

connecting clues to background knowledge

interpreting symbols within figurative language

identifying setting and plot in the literature

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Connecting clues to background knowledge is a step in making and checking predictions while reading

Explanation:

While reading speculative literature that invites the reader to speculate certain scenarios that could be happening in the events of the text, the most important part of reader engagement is the use of connecting clues and background knowledge.

This sort of work has been popular with the genres of mystery and detective fiction usually as the readers like to speculate the outcomes of the mystery with information that is slowly revealed throughout the book.