Understanding Question Words and Narrators

The video tutorial explains the role of narrators in stories and poems, highlighting how they can be characters or observers. It emphasizes the importance of asking the right questions—who, what, where, when, why, and how—to gain a deeper understanding of the text. An activity is included to help identify the speaker in various scenarios, reinforcing the learning objectives.

What is the role of a narrator in a story?

• To confuse the reader

• To provide background music

• To recount events or describe settings

• To draw illustrations

How can a narrator help readers?

• By making the story more complex

• By explaining things to help understand the story

• By changing the ending

• By adding more characters

Why is it important to ask questions when reading a story?

• To skip parts of the story

• To make the story longer

• To understand the story better

• To confuse the narrator

Which question word would you use to ask about a character?

• How

• Where

• What

• Who

What type of information does 'what' help you find in a story?

• Object or activity

• Location

• Time

• Reason

Which question word would you use to ask about the location of an event?

• Why

• Who

• Where

• What

When would you use the question word 'when'?

• To ask about a reason

• To ask about time or date

• To ask about a character

• To ask about a place

What does the question word 'why' help you find out?

• The color of an object

• The number of characters

• The reason behind an event

• The location of an event

How can 'how' be used in a story?

• To ask about a character

• To ask about a place

• To ask about time

• To ask about methods or numbers

In the activity, what is the narrator if they say 'I buzz from flower to flower'?

• A child

• A bee

• A butterfly

• A mosquito