Comprehension Question Types

In your own words, what is the main reason why many people buy scooters?

What comprehension question type is this?

• Language use question

• Explanation question

• Factual question

• Inferential question

What do inferential questions require of you?

• Lift the relevant part of the passage

• Paraphrase the author's point

• Identify and quote evidence to support a statement

• Explain what the author is implying

Identify a word that means 'sinister'.

What comprehension question type is this?

• LFI

• Inferential

• Vocabulary

• Factual

What is suggested by the word, "sinister"?

What comprehension question type is this?

• Language use

• Inferential

• Vocabulary

'Why does the writer use italics in line XX?'

What comprehension question type is this?

• LFI - writer's intentions

• Inferential

• LFI - writing technique

• Inferential - literary technique