Literal, Inferential, Critical, and Interpretive Questions

reading on the lines

• inferred

• literal

• literature

• interpretive

reading beyond the lines

• literal

• interrupted

• inferred

• interpretive

when you can highlight the answer

• little

• literal

• interpretive

• inferred

when you need to use your head (what you think) and your heart (how you feel)

• inferred

• interpretive

• literal

• intermission

The cat sat on the mat and then he slept all day.

Who sat on the mat?

• interpretive question

• literal question

• inferential question

• silly question

Where did the cat sleep?

• literal question

• interpretive question

• inferential question

• little question

Why do you think the cat slept all day?

• literal question

• inferential question

• informational question

• interpretive question

The cat sat on the mat and then he slept all day.

What did the cat do first? How do we know this?

• inferential question

• interpretive question

• literal question

• interesting question

The cat sat on the mat and then he slept all day.

How might the cat be feeling?

• inferential question

• literal question

• interpretive question

• strange question

reading between the lines

• inferred

• interpretive

• literal

• information