Exploring Effective Questioning Techniques

The video tutorial emphasizes the importance of asking questions to enhance reading comprehension. It guides students on how to make predictions and analyze texts by examining titles and pictures. The tutorial explores various books, including 'Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match', 'The Princess Carpet', and a mystery book, encouraging students to think about the time setting, characters, and the author's purpose. The session concludes with an analysis of a science book on thermal energy, highlighting its educational purpose.

Why is it important to ask and answer questions while reading?

• To understand the text better

• To memorize the text

• To make the text longer

• To skip parts of the text

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Which type of question helps you determine the time period of a story?

• Why did the author write this?

• Who is this person?

• When is this happening?

• What will this be about?

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What can the title 'Alexander's Terrible, No Good, Horrible Day' help you predict about the story?

• It will be about a mystery

• It will be about a great day

• It will be about a bad day

• It will be about a future event

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CCSS.RI.8.1

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What does the cover of 'Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match' suggest about the main character?

• She likes to match her clothes

• She is a teacher

• She dislikes matching things

• She is a boy

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What might be the purpose of the book 'Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match'?

• To advertise

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

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What time period does 'The Princess Carpet' seem to be set in?

• A fantasy world

• The future

• The present

• The past

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Who is likely the main character in 'The Princess Carpet'?

• A knight

• A dragon

• A prince

• A princess

What might 'The Princess Carpet' be about?

• A princess in a tower

• A prince making or receiving a carpet

• A dragon guarding a treasure

• A knight on a quest

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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What is the likely purpose of 'Heating Up with Thermal Energy'?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To confuse

• To persuade

What does the cover of 'Heating Up with Thermal Energy' suggest about the content?

• It will be a fictional story

• It will be about thermal energy

• It will be about a mystery

• It will be about a historical event

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