Comprehension Questions
Thinking Within the Text
* What was the problem in the story? What did _____ do to solve the problem?
* What happened in the story? How did the story end?
* Explain what you learned in this book. What did you learn about ____?
* What were some important facts about ____ in this book?
* What information did you learn from the (chart, map, label, graph, photo, drawing,
glossary)? What kind of information does it give you?
Thinking Beyond the Text
* Tell me some ways ___and ___ are alike/different.
* Tell me how ____ felt when ___. Why?
* Why is ___ important?
* How does ____ change? What does ___ learn?
* How do you think ____ felt when (or about) _____?
* Why do you think _____? Can you give an example from the book?
* Make a prediction about ____. How do you know something is going to happen here?
* What does the writer say that makes you think that?
* What is a question you still have about ____?
* What lesson did ____ learn?
* What was the value of ____ to _____?
* What did ____ learn? How do you know this?
Thinking About the Text
* Is this a good title for this story? Why (not)?
* What makes the title, ____ a good one for this book?
* Give an example of a description the writer used to show what ____ was like.
* What was the most important part of the story and why?
* The writer used specific words/phrases to describe _____. Can you give examples?
* How did the writer let you know that something exciting was going to happen
(foreshadowing)? Find examples from the text.
* Look back at the text and find some powerful descriptive words. Explain what they mean.
* Find the part in the story where _____.
* Why do you think the writer said ____?
* What did the writer mean by ______?
* Show the sections of the book and tell the kind of information in each section.
* How does the heading help you read the book?
* How did the writer help you understand _____?
* How did the writer make this book interesting?
* Look at the way the writer began the book. What did the writer do to get you
interested in the topic?
* What side do you think the writer is on? Why?
* What is the significance of___?
* Why do you think the writer wrote this book in 1st (or 3rd) person?
* What genre did the writer use? What makes you think that?
* Look at the way the writer ended the book. Do you think this is a good way to end? Why
or why not?
* What did the writer mean when s/he said _____?
* What was the writer’s message?