Literal:
Where is Pen sitting?
Who hops up on Pen?
What do Pen and Bet do after they get hot?
Inferential:
Why does Bet hop on Pen to sip at the tap?
Evaluative:
How do you think Pen feels about Bet sitting on her?
Literal:
What is Gav set to do at the mud pit?
What does Bud the pig do at the mud pit?
What does Ted the dog do at the mud pit?
Inferential:
Why does Bud enjoy the mud pit while Ted does not?
Evaluative:
How do you think Gav feels working in the hot sun while Bud and Ted are at the mud pit?
Literal:
Who hops in the dam?
What does Sam do in the mud?
What does Nat hop into?
Inferential:
How do you know that Nat and Sam are having fun?
Evaluative:
How do you think Dad and Mum feel while sitting by the dam?
Literal:
Who has a lot of pets?
What is the name of Gav’s pet pig?
Who are Gav’s top pets?
Inferential:
What does the word "mob" suggest about Gav's farm?
Evaluative:
How do you think Gav feels about his pets?
Literal:
What kind of pet is Meg?
Where does Meg take a nap?
What does Meg pop on when it is hot?
Inferential:
Why does Meg put on Sam's sun hat?
Evaluative:
How do you think Meg feels after putting on Sam's sun hat?
Literal:
What is Mum’s name and what does she do?
Who is Dad’s pet?
What does Mum do to Meg the cat?
Inferential:
Why do you think Meg is called a "top cat"?
Evaluative:
How do you think Meg feels when Mum hugs and pats her?
Literal:
Who met Sam and Nat at the bus?
What did Sam and Nat eat?
What did Pen the pup do when Sam and Nat were eating?
Inferential:
Why is Pen called a "bad pup" in the story?
Evaluative:
Do you think it was fair for Pen to be told off for taking the ham bun?
Why or why not?
Literal:
Who is Pen’s owners?
What does Pen do to the ant in the pot?
What does Sam do to the pot?
Inferential:
Why does Sam tip the pot up?
Evaluative:
How do you think Pen feels now that the ant is gone?
Literal:
Who is Nat’s pup?
Where are Nat and Pen sitting?
What does Nat do to Pen at the end of the story?
Inferential:
What does Nat patting Pen tell us about their relationship?
Evaluative:
How do you think Pen feels when Nat pats him?
Literal:
Who are the main characters in this passage?
What kind on animal is Pen?
Inferential:
Why do you think Pen is called a ‘top pup’?
How do you think Sam and Nat feel about Pen?
Evaluative:
What does being a ‘top pup’ mean, and why is that
important?
Literal:
Who are the main characters in the text?
What do both Tem and Tom do at the beginning of the passage?
What do Tem and Tom do at the end of the passage?
Inferential:
Why do Tem and Tom pop up?
Evaluative:
How do you think Tem and Tom feel when they sit up together at the end?
Literal:
Who are the two crabs in the net?
What does Tim do to the net?
What does Tim do to Pip?
Inferential:
Why is Tim nipping the net?
Evaluative:
How do you think Tim feels about being in the net?
Questions to answer
Literal:
Who is the main character in this passage?
Where is Ann?
What direction does Ann go when she is on the swing?
Inferential:
Why does the passage say Ann is ‘up, up, up’?
What does it mean when it says Ann is ‘in it’ at the end of the text?
Evaluative:
How do you think Ann feels when she is swinging?
Literal:
Where is Em at the beginning of the story?
What is Em in?
Where is Em at the end of the story?
Inferential:
Why might Em have gone "up, up, up"?
What happened when there is "No Em"?
Evaluative:
Do you think Em feels safer being "in" or "up"? Why?
Literal:
Who is the main character in this passage?
What is Si doing?
Inferential:
What do you think "up, up, up" refers to in the passage?
Evaluative:
So you think Si enjoys riding on his scooter? Why or why not?
Literal:
Who is the main character in this passage?
Where is Mo going at the beginning of the story?
Inferential:
What do you think ‘it’ means when it says, ‘Mo is in it’?
Evaluative:
Do you think Mo is having fun exploring his home? Why or why not?