Reminiscences, the most trifling and immaterial, passages of infancy and school-days, sports, childish quarrels, and the little domestic traits of her maiden years, came swarming back upon her, intermingled with recollections of whatever was gravest in her subsequent life; one picture precisely as vivid as another; as if all were of similar importance, or all alike a play.

— The Scarlet Letter,
Nathaniel Hawthorne

All of the following are effective strategies. What step or strategy would you apply to monitor your comprehension as you read the passage?

I would ask myself if the passage made sense.

I would figure out where I lost track.

I would reread the passage.

I would use context to find word meanings.

I would break the sentence into shorter sections.

I would call on personal experience.