“There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.”
F Level Fiction Questions
Thinking within the Text Retelling
o What is the main idea of the story (central message or lesson of the story)?
o What are some key details from the story (2 to 3),?
o Retell the important events from the text in the order that they happened including character, setting, problem, and solution.
o What was the problem in the story?
o How did the characters solve the problem?
o How did the story end?
o What happened before or after ________________?
o What new information did you learn about __________?
o What happened first? What happened next? What happened last?
o Who is telling the story? Fluency
o How does punctuation help you read? (pausing, voice inflection etc.)
o How should we read this (phrase, sentence etc.)?
Thinking beyond the Text Predicting
o During Reading – How do you think the book will end?
o Based on what you know, what might happen next?
o After reading the text, predict what might happen next. What clues helped you with this prediction?
o Based on the genre or text structure of this book, predict what might happen next. Making Connections
o What does this story remind you of?
o Can you think of another book that is similar to this one?
o How is the (topic, characters, ending) similar to (title of another book)?
o How is the character the same in this book as in previous books?
o What connection can you make (personal, text, world)?
o What are some similarities and differences between the adventures and experiences of characters in stories?
Synthesizing
o Before Reading – What do you know about (topic of book or character)?
o What did you learn about __________ after reading this book? Show where you found this information. Inferring
o Talk about how the character felt in the book. How do you know?
o Why do you think the character felt _______ or acted _________?
o What kind of character is _____? How did the author show what this character is like?
o Why did the character ______________? How do you know?
Guided Reading Goal Questions
o What picture helped you know ________? How did the pictures help you?
o How did the author show ___________?
o Why do you think __________?
o How did the character change from _________ to _________? Why?
o What caused __________ to happen? What was the effect?
o How did you feel when the character ___________? Why did the character feel and act that way?
o What do you think (character) was thinking? Why?
Thinking about the Text
o Analyzing
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 did the author do that made the story funny or surprising?
o Discuss how the author organized the story. (Beginning, middle, and end)
o What did the author do to make the characters or situation interesting?
o What is the genre of the book? How do you know?
o What types of illustrations are in the book (photographs, drawings, etc.)?
o What text features did you notice in the book? How did they help you understand the book?
o If applicable, discuss chronological order (ex. life cycle).
o If applicable, identify the features that make the text realistic fiction or fantasy.
o What are the major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information?
o How do the illustrations and details in a story help to describe its characters, setting, or events?
o Critiquing
o What did you like/dislike about this (book, beginning, characters, ending)?
o What did you like/dislike about the illustrations?
o What did you think about (book, beginning, characters, ending)? Why?
o What was the most important part of the story? Why?
o What do you think about the character’s thoughts and behaviors? What makes you say that?
o Why do you think the author included this information?
o How does the author use the photographs to give you more information about the topic?
o How does the author help you learn about _____________?
F Level Nonfiction Questions
What do you already know about this topic? (prior knowledge)
What predictions can you make about the text based on what you know and your experiences?
Does this book remind you of another book about _______?
What connections can you make to other books? i.e. the same author, topic, content, etc.
What new information did you learn from reading this text?
What new information have you learned from the text features?
How can you tell the text is nonfiction?
What interesting information did the author choose for this factual text?
What was the sequence of events in this book?
Can you use any illustrations or graphics to learn information?
What does this illustration or text feature mean?
What did you notice about the layout of the text? (bold letters, italics..
Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
How have you changed your mind after read this text?