“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.”
A Level Fiction Questions
Thinking within the Text Retelling
o What is this story mostly about?
o What are some key details from the story? (2 to 3)
o Who are some of the characters in the story?
o What is the setting of the story?
Thinking beyond the Text Predicting
o During Reading – How do you think the book will end?
o What else might the characters like or do? Making Connections
o How are the characters the same as you?
o How are the characters and what happens to them in this story the same or different as in a story that you know?
o What does this story remind you of?
o Can you think of another book that is similar to this one?
Synthesizing
o What did you learn about __________ after reading this book?
o What are the characters doing in this picture?
o What did you notice about all the things the characters were doing? Inferring
o How were the characters feeling in the book? How do you know?
o How did the pictures help you to understand the story?
o Why do you think __________?
o How are the characters and what happens to them in this story the same or different as in a story that you know?
Thinking about the Text
o Analyzing
o Why do you think the book was called ____________?
o What was the same about the ________ in the book?
o What did you notice was different? (change in pattern, text features, etc.)
o What is an author? What is an illustrator?
o Critiquing
o What did you like/dislike about this book?
o What did you like/dislike about the illustrations?
A Level Nonfiction Questions
What do you already know about this topic? (prior knowledge)
What do you think will happen at the end of the book?
Does this book remind you of another book about ______?
What connections can you make to other books about ______?
Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
What is something new you have learned from reading this book?
What was the most interesting thing about this book?
What happened first in the book? last?
Why was the title a good one for this book?
What do you think of this book? Is this book interesting to read?
What does this picture/ map, etc. mean?