Types of Reading Questions

Types of Reading Questions

Summary​

​The big ideas from the beginning, middle, and end of a text.

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​CLUE WORDS:

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​- Summary

​- Summarize

​- Best summary

​Main Idea

​The big idea of a text.

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​CLUE WORDS:

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​- Mostly about

​- Mainly about

​-Which heading would be best

​Author's Purpose

​The reason (why) the author wrote a text (Persuade, Inform, Entertain).

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​CLUE WORDS:

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​- Why did the author include...

​- Author's purpose

​- What was the purpose of...

​- The author includes...

​Inference/Draw Conclusions

​Using prior knowledge combined with evidence from the text to determine a conclusion.

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​CLUE WORDS:

​- Will most likely...

​- The reader can tell...

​- Will probably...

​Right there

​The answer is "right there" in the passage. Go back to the text to find evidence of it. The question is usually asked directly.

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​CLUE WORDS:

​- According to paragraph...

​- Where did...

​- What did _____ do when...

​- At the beginning of the text...

​- In paragraph ___...

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a "summary" question?

• Which of these is the best summary of the poem?

• Which of the following sentences supports the fact that...

• Why did the author include paragraph 2 in the text?

• Where did Maggie go on her trip?

Multiple Choice

Identify a question that asks for the main idea...

• Why did the author include paragraph 3?

• What is paragraph 3 mostly about?

• What lesson can be learned from paragraph 3?

• How do you know there is a problem in paragraph 3?

Multiple Select

Which of the following questions is asking the reader to determine author's purpose? There may be more than one answer

• Why did the author include paragraph 4 in the text?

• Why did Ellie eat the banana even though it was rotten?

• The author wrote this selection to...

• What is paragraph 4 mostly about?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following questions is asking the reader to make an inference?

• The reader can tell that Maurice first becomes nervous when...

• Who did Mazu give a cookie to?

• Why did the author include a photo?

• What's the best summary of the text?

Multiple Choice

Identify the "right there" question

• Why does Mrs. Baker need Callie's help?

• Rocky will most likely...

• What is the theme of the story?

• What does resemble mean as it's used in paragraph 2?

​REMEMBER...

​ALWAYS GO BACK TO THE PASSAGE!