Q Level Fiction Questions

Thinking within the Text -

SUMMARY:

What was the problem in the story?
How did the characters solve the problem?
How did the story end? If applicable, what was the surprise at the end?
Look at the photograph/drawing on page ________. What did you learn?
Summarize the important events at intervals during the reading of a longer text.
What was the big problem in the story? What other problems did the characters encounter?
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Determine a theme of a story from details in a text; summarize the text.
Tell the important ideas in an organized way (orally or written response).

Thinking beyond the Text -

PREDICT:

Based on what you know about a character, predict what he or she will do.
Based on what you know, what might happen next?
After reading the text, predict what might happen next. What clues from the book or personal experience helped you with this prediction?
Has your prediction happened? How do you know?
Based on clues from the story, predict what the character will do next, feel, etc.

MAKE CONNECTIONS:

Can you think of another book that is similar to this one?
How is the (topic, characters, ending) similar to (title of another book)?
How is the character the same in this book as in previous books?
What connection can you make (personal, text, world)? Explain how they are connected.
How has your thinking changed after reading? Why?
Why are ______________ important to us?
What lesson did the character learn in the story?

SYNTHESIZING:

What new information has been added to what you already knew about the topic?
After reading, has the new information changed your thinking about the topic? (Different people and cultures)
What did you learn about __________ after reading this book? Show where you found this information.
How has your thinking changed after reading? Why?
Why are ______________ important to us?
Explain ___________ in your own words.
What lesson did the character learn in the story?
Why do you think the character felt _______ or acted _________?
Tell what you learned about (character).
Why did the character ______________? How do you know?
How did the author show ___________?
Why do you think __________?
How did the character change from _________ to _________? Why?
What happened to cause the character to feel or act ___________?
How would you feel if ________ happened to you? Would you solve the problem the same way the character did?
What caused the problem or outcome?
What is the big idea/theme of the text? How do they apply to our lives today?
What information can you gather about (setting, character’s traits and feelings, and plot) from the illustrations in graphic novels (texts)?
What caused the character to feel or act a certain way? What was the effect?
Based on the dialogue, what are the characters feeling?
Based on the characters actions or motives, why did he or she behave that way (even if you don’t agree with their actions or motives)?

Thinking about the Text -

ANALYZING

What did the author do to make the characters, situation, or topic interesting?
Could this story really happen? Why or why not?
What descriptive language did the author use? How did it add to your enjoyment or understanding of the text?
What role does the setting play (realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy)?
What does the writer mean by ______________?
Find the part of the story where the writer showed _______________.
What did the writer want you to learn from this book?
How did the writer build interest and suspense throughout the story?
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.

CRITIQUING

What did you like/dislike about this (book, beginning, characters, ending)?
What did you think about (book, beginning, characters, ending)? Why?
What was the most important part of the story? Why?
What do you think (character) was thinking? Why?
Why do you think the author included this information?
Do you agree or disagree with __________? Why or why not?
Do the pictures or graphics add to your understanding of the book? How or why not?
How could the characters have behaved differently?
What did the author do to make this topic/book interesting, funny, or exciting to read about? Why?
Was the title of the text a good one? Why or why not?

Q Level Nonfiction Questions