Understanding Fiction Stories

What is the main goal of this lesson?

• To practice math problems

• To memorize a list of vocabulary words

• To understand how to ask and answer questions in a fiction story

• To learn how to write a story

Why do we ask questions when reading a text?

• To skip parts of the story

• To make the story longer

• To help us understand the text better

• To confuse the reader

Which question word is used to ask about the location of a story?

• What

• Who

• Why

• Where

What are 'thick' questions?

• Questions that are easy to answer

• Questions that have no answer

• Questions that are not related to the text

• Questions that require more thinking

How do we find answers to questions in a text?

• By asking a friend

• By using key details from the text

• By guessing

• By skipping the question

What is the title of the story used in the lesson?

• Ben's Baseball Game

• Anna's Dance Recital

• Lisa's Art Class

• Tom's Soccer Match

Who is the main character in 'Ben's Baseball Game'?

• Lisa

• Tom

• Anna

• Ben

Why did Ben feel nervous during the game?

• He saw fifth graders on the field

• He forgot his baseball glove

• It started to rain

• He was late for the game

What made Ben realize he shouldn't have been worried?

• The game was canceled

• His friends cheered him up

• He found his lost baseball

• The fifth graders were nice and wanted to play with him

When does Ben usually play baseball?

• Before school

• On weekends

• During lunch

• After school