Which strategy should you use first when reading an expository text?
a. ask someone for in understanding the text.
b. write down difficult words that you find in the text.
c. generate questions you hope to answer by reading the text.
d. note what you have learned from the text.

The strategy that you should use first when reading an expository text is:

c. Generate questions you hope to answer by reading the text.

Expository text presents ideas intended to explain or describe a particular topic. It is helpful to generate questions before reading the text  in order to evaluate how informative and relevant it is.