Analyzing

Analyzing a paper is a very important thing to do. It requires a reader to do more than just read. It makes you think. It makes you question what you just read and get something from it. If you read a paper just to read it, you get nothing. I hold it similar to interpreting, but its a bit deeper than that.

If I read a story, such as Lord of the Rings, there would be plenty of opportunities to question it. I would ask things like what is this story about? Who are the characters? Is it a true story? Why did this character do this? Why did he do that? These are analytical questions.