Question Stems

What do they want you to do in the following question?

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What do they want you to do in the following question?

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

He hasn’t found a job,

• Has he?

• Hasn’t he?

• Had he?

• Is he?

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

What do they want you to do in the following question?

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Read the following question stem: "The author uses figurative language in this sentence most likely to —?" What is the question asking you to do?

• To explain why the figurative language is used

• To identify what type of figurative language is used

• To describe the figurative language

• To explain the importance o f the figurative language used

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of these best describes character's internal conflict in the story? What is the question asking you to do?

• To pay close attention to character's struggles & feelings

• To pay close attention to character's struggles with others

• To pay close attention to the story's conflict

• To pay close attention to character's point of view

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read the following question stem: "Why does the playwright include the stage directions in paragraph 22?" What is the question asking you to do?

• To explain what the stage directions say

• To explain main idea of stage directions

• To explain why stage directions are used (author's purpose)

• To make an inference about stage directions

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Read the following question stem: "Which of these is an important idea expressed in the excerpt?" What is the question asking you to do?

• To identify how the text structure (organized)

• To make an inference about the selection (inference)

• To identify why the author added that to the selection (author's purpose)

• To identify what the text is mostly about (main idea)

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Read the following question stem: "What is the central Idea of the selection?" What is the question asking you to do?

• To identify why the author added that to the selection (author's purpose)

• To identify what the text is mostly about (main idea)

• To make an inference about the selection (inference)

• To identify how the text structure (organized)

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the following question stem: "Which sentence suggests that character's main conflict will be resolved?" What is the question asking you to do?

• To identify main conflict and make an inference about which answer choice states how the problem will be solved

• To identify the excerpt and make an inference about which answer choice states how the problem will be solved

• To identify the solution for the conflict

• to identify make up an ending to the story

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4