Reading is one of the main language skills that should be mastered by senior high school students since it is tested mostly in either national examination or university entrance test. Therefore, this study investigated the strategies made by senior high school students when they read an English text. This study examines relationship between the use of reading strategies and reading comprehension ability. Thirty-two students in XII-IPA-2 MAN model Banda Aceh participated in this study. This study use triangulation methodology to deal with the data needed. Reading test were used as a pilot study to analyze the problem face by students in reading. Reading questionnaire strategies used to collect data related to strategies use respectively. Interview with the teacher and students were conducted to strengthen the data from both of the instruments. The result indicates that the students’ reading comprehension ability was related to their reading strategies; the higher their reading comprehension ability, the more they use sophisticated reading strategies. This study was only a small step toward understanding reading strategies used by students in to improve their reading skill. Further researcher, which portray the complex phenomena, accurate methodology, along with the higher researcher’s sensitivity on the related issue are needed in order to gain a comprehensive portray of effort in reading skill.