Question Analysis

Question Analysis

Question Types and Key Words

• Look for key words.

• Try to figure out what type of question from the key words.

Open Ended

What are the key words in this question?

Which of the following best summarizes the author’s purpose for including the statistic in the first sentence of the article?

Key Ideas and Details - Central Idea

Key words: analyze/cite/claim/conclude/draw inferences/text evidence

Types of questions:

Which sentence best explains

Which sentence conveys

What is the most likely reason

Select two sentences from the text that best supports

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best summarizes the author’s purpose for including the statistic in the first sentence of the article?

• to entertain the reader with a shocking fact

• to introduce the idea of cell phone addiction

• to persuade the reader to stop using technology, such as cell phones

• to introduce an idea that will later be disproven with evidence

Central Ideas

Key words: determine, summary, analyze, central idea

Examples:

What is the central idea?

How are the central idea developed?

How can you summrize the text?

Elaborate

Central Idea - Continues

Analyze how two or more

What change of events was influential

What events lead to

Analyze Words

connotation, denotation, figurative meaning, impact, phrases, repetition

tone

Word meaning questions

What does the author mean by the phrase?

Part A. Select the meaning of the word

Part B. Select words or phrases help you determine the meaning?

What is the tone of the selection.

Structure of the Text

Key Words: captions, central idea, graphics, headers, sections, text structure,

Author's Purpose

bias, credibility, develop, distinguish, narrator, point of view, position, speaker in the text

Author's Purpose/Point of View

What is the author's point of view?

How does the word choice help develop the point of view/purpose

How does the author distinguish his/her position from that of others?

Compare and Contrast Two Texts

Key words: compare, contrast, analyze, evaluate, impact,

Compare-Contrast Questions

How does the reading and the audio (same/different)?

What impacts?

Evaluate the similiarities/differences?

Trace and Evaluate an Argument

Key words: argument, claim, defend, evidence, proof, reasoning, relevant, sound (sensible), support, trace

Questions:

What is the argument of the text?

Identify the claims?

Is there suffiecient evidence to support the claim?

Is the argument well developed and supported?

Analyze Two or More Author's Writing

Key words: advance, compare, contrast, differnce, event, emphasize, interpretations, key information, persepective, point of view, presentation

Two or More Author's Writing Questions Examples

What topic do both author's address?

What evidence does each author use to shape his presentation?

How does one auther advance his/her ideas

Open Ended

What is this question asking you to do?

According to the article, addictions to certain behaviors occur when:

Multiple Choice

According to the article, addictions to certain behaviors occur when:

• People have no other options for ways to pass their time.

• People repeatedly ignore signs that they are truly addicted to a behavior.

• People rely on something to relieve their problems or uplift their mood.

• People fail to read reports and research about addiction.

Open Ended

What is this question asking you to do?

Tracii Ryan would most likely agree with which of the following statements?

Multiple Choice

Tracii Ryan would most likely agree with which of the following statements?

• There is no clear evidence that cell phones are addictive.

• There is no clear evidence that cell phones are addictive.

• The evidence on cell phone research was flawed; new experiments should be done to replace old data.

• There is some compelling research showing that cell phones can be addictive, but more is needed to diagnose a patient as an “addict.”

Open Ended

What is this question asking you to do?

Which of the following statements best summarizes the way that the survey data on cell phone addiction differed between men and women?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best summarizes the way that the survey data on cell phone addiction differed between men and women?

• The more time men spend on their phone, the more likely they are to be addicted to them. The more time women spend on their phone, the more likely they are to not be addicted.

• The results on cell phone addiction for women vary by which apps they are using. For men, increased time spent on a cell phone is correlated with addiction.

• Men tend to prefer apps that help them maintain relationships and socialize with new people.

• Women tend to prefer apps that have to do with shopping or listening to music.

Open Ended

What is this question asking to you do?

Which of the following best summarizes the author’s purpose for writing this article?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best summarizes the author’s purpose for writing this article?

• The author is trying to warn readers about the risks of excessive cell phone usage.

• The author is trying to challenge a widely accepted view that cell phone are harmless.

• The author wants to persuade university leaders to adopt policies that regulate cell phone usage on college campuses.

• The author wants to persuade university leaders to adopt policies that regulate cell phone usage on college campuses.