Restating the Question

Which choice correctly restates the following question:

WHEN WAS THE PROBLEM SOLVED?

• The solution was solved when...

• The character tried to solve the problem by...

• The problem was solved when...

• There was no problem

Turn THIS question into a statement:

What can the reader infer about the narrator?

• The reader can infer that the narrator...

• The narrator is the grandmother.

• The narrator can infer that the reader is...

• What is inferring, anyway?

How is this best restated?

WHAT IS THE SETTING OF THE STORY?

• The story in the setting is...

• The setting is scary.

• It is in a house in the woods.

• The setting of the story is...

Restate the following:

HOW ARE THE TWO CHARACTERS DIFFERENT?

• The character is honest.

• The differences in the characters are important because...

• The two characters are different because...

• Nothing is different. They are the same.

What is the best way to restate this question?

What is the main idea of the text?

• The theme of the text is...

• The text structure is...

• The main idea is that spiders are interesting.

• The main idea of the text is...

Hmm... How to restate??

From whose perspective is the story told?

• The detective is telling the story.

• The story is in first person.

• The story is told from the perspective of...

• What is perspective??

How would you turn this question into a statement?

• Is this possible?

• A reader might try questioning the statement by...

• How would you question the statement?

• You would turn this question into a statement by...

Which choice turns THIS into a statement?

WHAT CAN THE READER INFER ABOUT THE SETTING?

• The author will know what the setting is by...

• The author can infer that the setting...

• The reader can infer that the setting...

• The question can infer that the reader is...

Which does NOT have to do with restating the question?

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Restate the following:

HOW DOES THE SETTING AFFECT THE PLOT?

• The setting affects the plot by...

• The plot affects the setting by...

• The author affects the plot by...

• The story affects the setting by...