RACE Strategy: Restate Questions

What is most of this story about?

• This story is mostly about...

• Huh?

• This story is boring.

Which mammal can fly?

• The mammal cannot fly.

• The bat can fly.

• a bat

Which mammals live in water and on land?

• Mammals are warm-blooded animals.

• Horses live on land.

• Dolphins are mammals that can live in water.

• Beavers are mammals that can live in water and on land.

What does the word land mean in this story?

• Nothing

• ground

• In this story, land means...

Which plants do not have flowers?

• Some plants do not have flowers.

• Ferns are plants that do not have flowers.

• All plants have flowers.

• Plants give people food.

How do people help plants grow?

• People help plants grow by...

• People do not help plants to grow.

• All of our plants died.

• Plants produce oxygen.

Why do people need plants?

• People do not need plants.

• People need plants because...

• Plants are awesome!

• I like plants.

What is the main idea of this story?

• Every paragraph has a main idea.

• The main idea is the key point.

• Main idea? What main idea?

• The main idea of this story is...

What is one reason the author chose this detail?

• One reason the author chose this detail is...

• What is a detail?

• What is an author?

• I like to write details.

What does the word turn mean in this story?

• The teacher told the student, "Turn around."

• In this story, turn means...

• I like to turn my toys over and check the batteries.

• Turn.