Leveled Comprehension Questions

Comprehension Questions for Leveled Text

Level A Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
Predicting: Predicting:
• What words to you expect to come on the next page? • What do you think you will learn from this book based on what you already know
• What do you think is going to happen next by looking at the pictures? about ______ (topic)?
• What do you think will happen at the end of the story? • What do you think you will learn after looking at the pictures?
• What do you think is going to happen next in the story based on what you already
know? Using Information:
• What does this picture/ map, etc. mean?
Using Information:
• What is happening in this picture? Summarizing:
• What are you learning about in this book?
Summarizing: • What was this book about and what did you learn about ______ (topic)?
• What is happening in the story?
• What happened in the story? Making Connections:
• Does this make you think of something in your life? Tell me about it.
Making Connections: • Does this book remind you of another book? Which one?
• Does this make you think of something in your life? Tell me about it. • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• Does this book remind you of another book? Which one? • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
• What connections can you make between this book and another book about _______?
• Have you ever read another book that has this same character in it? The same Synthesizing:
setting? • Before reading, what do you already know about _____ (topic)?
• What is something new you have learned from reading this book?
Synthesizing:
• Before reading, what do you already know about this ______ (topic, i.e. dogs, playing Analyzing:
outside) • Why was the title a good one for this book?
• What do you notice in this book that you did not know before? In this picture? • How are the ideas in the book related to the title?
• How are the ideas in the book related to each other?
Inferring:
• How does the character feel in this story? In this picture? Critiquing:
• What was interesting about _____ (topic)?
Analyzing: • What do you think of this book? Is this book interesting to read?
• Why is the title a good one for the book?
• How are the ideas in the book related to the title?

Critiquing:
• What did you think of the book? Does it have a good beginning, ending? Are the
characters interesting?
• Which picture do you think was a good one in the story? Why?

I.C. Fountas & G.S. Pinnell, The Continuum of Literacy Learning
Janice Kite, ACS Literacy

Level B Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What words do you expect to come on the next page? • What do you think you will learn from this book based on what you already know
• What do you think is going to happen next by looking at the pictures? about ______ (topic)?
• What do you think will happen at the end of the story? • What do you think you will learn after looking at the pictures?
know? The pattern in the story? Using Information:
Using Information: • What did you learn on this page?
• What is happening in this picture? On this page?
Summarizing:
Summarizing: • What are you learning about in the book?
• What happened in the story? • What was this book about and what did you learn about ______ (topic)?
Making Connections:
Making Connections: • Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? • Does this book remind you of another book about ______?
• What connections can you make between this book and another book about _______? • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• Have you ever read another book that has this same character in it? The same • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
setting?
Synthesizing:
Synthesizing: • Before reading, what do you already know about _____ (topic)?
• Before reading, what do you already know about this _____? (i.e. dogs, playing • What is something new you have learned from reading this book?
outside)
• What do you notice in this book that you did not know before? In this picture? Analyzing:
• Why was the title a good one for this book?
Inferring: • How are the ideas in the book related to each other?
• How does the character feel in this story? How do you know?
• What is the problem in the story? How do you know? Critiquing:
• What was interesting about _____ (topic)?
Analyzing: • What do you think of this book? Is this book interesting to read?
• What is the beginning of the story? The ending?

Critiquing:
Italicized questions are newly introduced


Level C Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What do you think is going to happen next in the story based on what you already • What do you think you will learn from this book based on what you already know
know? That you have learned from the story so far? about ______ (topic)? After reading this part of the book?
• What words do you expect to come on the next page? • What do you think you will learn after looking at the pictures?
• What do you think is going to happen next by looking at the pictures?
• What do you think will happen at the end of the story? Using Information:
Using Information: • What did you learn on this page?
Summarizing:
Summarizing: • What did you learn first, next, last in this book?
• What happened in the story at the beginning, middle, and end? • What are you learning about in the book?
• What happened in the story? • What was this book about and what did you learn about ______ (topic)?
Making Connections:
• How are this book and _____ (other book) alike? • Does this book remind you of another book about ______?
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• How does this book remind you of another book about ______? • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
• Have you ever read another book that has this same character in it? The same
setting? Synthesizing:
• What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words?
Synthesizing: • Before reading, what do you already know about _____ (topic)?
• Before reading this book, what do you already know about the character?
• What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Analyzing:
• Before reading, what do you already know about this _____? (i.e. dogs, playing • What connections can you make between the words and the pictures?
outside) • Why was the title a good one for this book?

Inferring: Critiquing:
• Why do you think a character is acting the way he/she is acting? Show how you know • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
using the book. • What did you think of the pictures? Can you show me one and talk about what you
• How does the character feel in this story? How do you know? thought about it?
• What is the problem in the story? How do you know? • What was interesting about _____ (topic)?
• What was the most interesting thing about this book to you?
Analyzing:
• What connections can you make between the words and the pictures?
• What is the beginning of the story? The ending?


Critiquing:
characters interesting? Italicized questions are newly introduced


Level D Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What do you think is going to happen next by looking at the pictures? • What do you think you will learn after looking at the pictures?

Using Information: Using Information:
• (When solving an unknown word) What word would make sense to go here in the • What does this picture/ map, etc. mean?
story? Does this word look like it could be that word? How do you know? • What did you learn on this page? Through pictures? Through text/words?
Summarizing:
Summarizing: • What did you learn first, next, last in this book?
• What is happening in the story? • What was this book about and what did you learn about ______ (topic)?

Making Connections: Making Connections:
• Have you read another book that has this same character in it? What are you noticing • Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
about the character between that book and this one? • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
• How are this book and _____ (other book) alike?
Synthesizing:
Synthesizing: • What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in
• What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in the book. Find evidence in the text.
the book. Find evidence in the text. • Before reading, what do you already know about _____ (topic)?
• Before reading, what do you know about the character? This topic?
Analyzing:
Inferring: • What did the author do to make this story interesting?
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their • What connections can you make between the words and the pictures?
actions? Show how you know using the book.
• Why do you think a character is acting the way he/she is acting? Feeling? Show how Critiquing:
you know using the book. (text evidence) • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
• What did you think of the pictures? Can you show me one and talk about what you
Analyzing: thought about it?
• What did the author do to make story interesting or funny? i.e. description, pictures,
word choice
• Where and why is a certain part of the book funny?
• What is the beginning of the story, the middle, the end?
• Why did the author choose interesting characters for his story? Interesting situations?
• What connections can you make between the words and the pictures?


Critiquing:
• Which illustration do you think was a good one in the story? Why? Italicized questions are newly introduced


Level E Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What do you think you will learn after looking at the pictures?
Using Information:
• (When solving an unknown word) What word would make sense to go here in the Using Information:
story? Does this word look like it could be that word? How do you know? • What does this illustration or text feature mean?
• What is happening in this picture? On this page? • What did you learn on this page? Through pictures? Through text/words?

Summarizing: Summarizing:
• Tell me what happened in the story in order. • What did you learn first, next, last in this book?
Making Connections:
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
• Have you read another book that has this same character in it? What are you
noticing about the character between that book and this one? Synthesizing:
• What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in
Synthesizing: the book. Find evidence in the text.
• What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in • Before reading, what do you already know about _____ (topic)?
the book. Find evidence in the text.
• Before reading this book, what do you know about the character? This topic? Analyzing:
• What is the difference between photographs and drawings?
Inferring: • How can you tell the text is nonfiction?
• What caused the character to feel the way he/she does? Find evidence. • How does the author present a sequence of events? Or set of directions?
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. • What did you notice about the layout of the text? (bold letters, italics..)
• Did the character change during the story? Why? • What did the author do to make this story interesting?
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their • What connections can you make between the words and the pictures?
actions? Show how you know using the book. (text evidence)
• Why do you think a character is acting the way he/she is acting? Feeling? Show how Critiquing:
you know using the book. (text evidence) • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
• Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
• How have you changed your mind after read this text?
• What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
thought about it?


Analyzing:
• What parts of the text can you identify? (Beginning/series of events/ending) How do
you identify these parts?
• Is this text fiction or nonfiction? Is it realistic fiction or fantasy? How do you know?
• What do you think caused the problem in the story? The outcome? Use evidence from
the text.
word choice
• Why did the author choose interesting characters for his story? Interesting
situations?

Critiquing:
• Do the illustrations help the reader understand the story better? How so?
• What judgment can you make about a character or event in the text? Explain your
judgment.
• What did you think of the book? Its beginning, ending, characters?


Level F Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What prediction can you make based on what you know about the characters? Or type • What predictions can you make based on what you already know about the topic and
of story? the type of text?
• What do you think you will learn after looking at the pictures?
Using Information:
• (When solving an unknown word) What word would make sense to go here in the Using Information:
story? Does this word look like it could be that word? How do you know? • How do the title and/or headings in this book help you as a reader?
• What is happening in this picture? On this page? • What does this illustration or text feature mean?
• What did you learn on this page? Through pictures? Through text/words?
Summarizing:
• Tell me what happened in the story in order. Summarizing:
• What happened in the story at the beginning, middle, and end? • What did you learn first, next, last in this book?
• What is happening in the story? • What are you learning about in the book?

• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? • Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• Have you read another book that has this same character in it? What are you • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
noticing about the character between that book and this one?
Synthesizing:
• Before reading this book, what do you know about the character? This topic?
Analyzing:
Inferring: • How can you tell the text is nonfiction?
• How do you feel about what is happening to the character in the story? What • How does the author present a sequence of events? Or set of directions?
happened in the story to make you feel like that? • What did you notice about the layout of the text? (bold letters, italics..)
• What caused the character to feel the way he/she does? Find evidence. • What did the author do to make this story interesting?
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence.
• Did the character change during the story? Why? Critiquing:
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
actions? Show how you know using the book. (text evidence) • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
• Why do you think a character is acting the way he/she is acting? Feeling? Show how • How have you changed your mind after read this text?
you know using the book. (text evidence) • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
thought about it?


Analyzing:
• What parts of the text can you identify? (Beginning/series of events/ending) How
do you identify these parts?
• Is this text fiction or nonfiction? Is it realistic fiction or fantasy? How do you know?
• What do you think caused the problem in the story? The outcome? Use evidence
from the text.
word choice

Critiquing:
judgment.
• What did you think of the book? Its beginning, ending, characters? Italicized questions are newly introduced


Level G Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• How can you support your predictions with evidence from the text or your personal • What predictions can you make based on what you already know about the topic
experience? and the type of text?
• What prediction can you make based on what you know about the characters? Or • What do you think you will learn from this book based on what you already know
type of story? about ______ (topic)? After reading this part of the book?
• What do you think is going to happen next in the story based on what you already • What do you think you will learn after looking at the pictures?
know? That you have learned from the story so far?
Using Information:
Using Information: • What information did you get from the labels of the pictures?
• (When solving an unknown word) What word would make sense to go here in the • How do the title and/or headings in this book help you as a reader?
story? Does this word look like it could be that word? How do you know? • What does this illustration or text feature mean?
• What is happening in this picture? On this page? • What did you learn on this page? Through pictures? Through text/words?

• Reflect on the events of the story. What are your ideas or thoughts about them? • Reflect on the events of the story. What are your ideas or thoughts about them?
• Tell me what happened in the story in order. • What did you learn first, next, last in this book?
• What is happening in the story? • What are you learning about in the book?

• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? • Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
Synthesizing:
Inferring:
• What do you notice in the illustration/photograph that the author didn’t tell you?
Why do you think this is occurring? What else does this tell you about the topic?

Analyzing:
• What kinds of words did the author use to help you better understand what is
happening? Show me. (i.e. shouted, cried)
• How can you tell the text is nonfiction?
• How does the author present a sequence of events? Or set of directions?
• What did you notice about the layout of the text? (bold letters, italics..)
• What did the author do to make this story interesting?


• What do you notice in the illustration that the author didn’t tell you? Why do you • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
think this is occurring? What else does this tell you about the character? The problem? • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
The situation? • How have you changed your mind after read this text?
• How do you feel about what is happening to the character in the story? What • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
happened in the story to make you feel like that? • What did you think of the pictures? Can you show me one and talk about what you
• What caused the character to feel the way he/she does? Find evidence. thought about it?
• Did the character change during the story? Why?
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their
• Why do you think a character is acting the way he/she is acting? Feeling? Show how
you know using the book. (text evidence)

Analyzing:
• Where did the problem get resolved in the story? Show me in the book.
• Could this story be true? What makes you think so?
happening? Show me. i.e. shouted, cried
• Is this text fiction or nonfiction?
word choice

Critiquing:


judgment.


Level H Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What do you predict will happen next based on how the story is developing? • What predictions can you make based on what you already know about the topic
• How can you support your predictions with evidence from the text or your personal and the type of text?
experience? • What do you think you will learn from this book based on what you already know
• What prediction can you make based on what you know about the characters? Or about ______ (topic)? After reading this part of the book?
type of story? • What do you think you will learn after looking at the pictures?
know? That you have learned from the story so far? Using Information:
• Looking at the Table of Contents, what information can you find in this text? What
Using Information: page can (topic) be found?
• (When solving an unknown word) What word would make sense to go here in the • What information did you get from the labels of the pictures?
story? Does this word look like it could be that word? How do you know? • How do the title and/or headings in this book help you as a reader?
• What is happening in this picture? On this page? • What does this illustration or text feature mean?
Summarizing:
• Tell me what happened in the story in order. Summarizing:
• What is happening in the story? • What did you learn first, next, last in this book?
• What are you learning about in the book?
Making Connections:
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? How does that help Making Connections:
you understand the character or their actions? • Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
Synthesizing:
Inferring:
• What do you notice in the illustration/photograph that the author didn’t tell you?
Why do you think this is occurring? What else does this tell you about the topic?

Analyzing:
happening? Show me. (i.e. shouted, cried)
• How can you tell the text is nonfiction?
• How does the author present a sequence of events? Or set of directions?
• What did you notice about the layout of the text? (bold letters, italics..)
• What did the author do to make this story interesting?


• What do you notice in the illustration that the author didn’t tell you? Why do you • What additional information do the illustration provide?
think this is occurring? What else does this tell you about the character? The problem? • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
The situation? • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
• How do you feel about what is happening to the character in the story? What • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
happened in the story to make you feel like that? • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
• What caused the character to feel the way he/she does? Find evidence. • What did you think of the pictures? Can you show me one and talk about what you
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. thought about it?

Analyzing:
• Why is this illustration included? How does it help you understand the meaning of the
book?
• How are the illustrations consistent in the text and add meaning to it?
• Did the author use description in the story? Show or talk about where this happened in
the text.
• Did the author compare and contrast characters in the book? Show or talk about
where this happened in the text.
• What genre is the book i.e. fantasy, realistic fiction, play, traditional literature? How
do you know?
happening? Show me. i.e. shouted, cried



word choice

Critiquing:

• What additional information does the illustration provide?


judgment. Italicized questions are newly introduced


Level I Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What prediction can you make about the outcome or solution of the story? • What predictions can you make based on what you already know about the topic
• Where in the text can you prove or disprove your prediction was correct? and the type of text?
• What do you predict will happen next based on how the story is developing? • What do you think you will learn from this book based on what you already know
• How can you support your predictions with evidence from the text or your personal about ______ (topic)? After reading this part of the book?
experience? • What do you think you will learn after looking at the pictures?
• What prediction can you make based on what you know about the characters? Or
type of story? Using Information:
• Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, or index, what information can you find in
Using Information: this text?
• (When solving an unknown word) What word would make sense to go here in the • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
story? Does this word look like it could be that word? How do you know? • What did you learn on this page? Through pictures? Through text/words?
Summarizing:
Summarizing: • What are the important ideas or events that occurred in the text?
• What was the problem in the story and how was it solved? • What did you learn first, next, last in this book?
• What are the important events that happened in the story?
• Tell me what happened in the story in order. Making Connections:
• Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
Making Connections: • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? How does that • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
help you understand the character or their actions?
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? Synthesizing:
• Have you read another book that has this same character in it? What are you • Have any of your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text? If so, how?
noticing about the character between that book and this one? • What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in
the book. Find evidence in the text.
Synthesizing:
• What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in Inferring:
the book. Find evidence in the text. • What caused the problem or outcome in the text?

Inferring: Analyzing:
• What caused the character to feel the way he/she does? Find evidence. • Is the text informational or nonfiction?
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. • How does the author present a sequence of events? Or set of directions?
• Did the character change during the story? Why? • What did you notice about the layout of the text? (bold letters, italics..)
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their • What did the author do to make this text interesting?


Analyzing: Critiquing:
• What genre is the book i.e. fantasy, realistic fiction, play, traditional literature? How do • What additional information do the illustration provide?
you know? • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
• Why is this illustration included? How does it help you understand the meaning of • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
the book? • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
• How are the illustrations consistent in the text and add meaning to it? • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
• Did the author use description in the story? Show or talk about where this • What did you think of the pictures? Can you show me one and talk about what you
happened in the text. thought about it?

Critiquing:
• How could the characters have behaved differently?
judgment.


Level J Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What can you predict will happen based off of the character’s traits? • What predictions can you make based on what you already know about the topic
• What prediction can you make about the outcome or solution of the story? and the type of text?
• Where in the text can you prove or disprove your prediction was correct? • What do you think you will learn from this book based on what you already know
• What do you predict will happen next based on how the story is developing? about ______ (topic)? After reading this part of the book?
• How can you support your predictions with evidence from the text or your personal
experience? Using Information:
• Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, or index, what information can you find
Using Information: in this text?
• Looking at the chapter titles, what do you think will happen in the text? • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
• (When solving an unknown word) What word would make sense to go here in the • What did you learn on this page? Through pictures? Through text/words?
story? Does this word look like it could be that word? How do you know?
• What is happening in this picture? On this page? Summarizing:
• What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related?
Summarizing:
• What was the problem in the story and how was it solved? Making Connections:
• What are the important events that happened in the story? • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type of
• Tell me what happened in the story in order. story, etc.
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type of • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
story, etc.
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? How does that Synthesizing:
help you understand the character or their actions? • Have any of your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text? If so, how?
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? • What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in
• Have you read another book that has this same character in it? What are you the book. Find evidence in the text.
Inferring:
Synthesizing: • What caused the problem or outcome in the text?
the book. Find evidence in the text. Analyzing:
• What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
Inferring: enjoyment or understanding?
• After reading what the characters’ said (dialogue), how do you think they feel? • What did you notice about the format of the text (author’s craft)? e.g. question and
• What caused the character to feel the way he/she does? Find evidence. answer format

• What did you notice about how the writer assigned dialogue? • What additional information does the illustration provide?
• What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
enjoyment or understanding? • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
• What genre is the book i.e. fantasy, realistic fiction, play, traditional literature? How • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
do you know? • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
• Did the author use description in the story? Show or talk about where this • What did you think of the pictures? Can you show me one and talk about what you
happened in the text. thought about it?

Critiquing:
judgment.
• What did you think of the book? Why? Italicized questions are newly introduced


Level K Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of
Using Information: the text?
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of • Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, or index, what information can you find
the story? in this text?
• Looking at the chapter titles, what do you think will happen in the text? • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
• (When solving an unknown word) What word would make sense to go here in the • What did you learn on this page? Through pictures? Through text/words?
story? Does this word look like it could be that word? How do you know?
• What is happening in this picture? On this page? Summarizing:
Summarizing:
• What was the problem in the story and how was it solved? Making Connections:
• What are the important events that happened in the story? • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
• Tell me what happened in the story in order. of story, etc.
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
of story, etc.
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? How does that Synthesizing:
help you understand the character or their actions? • Have any of your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text? If so, how?
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? • What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in
• Have you read another book that has this same character in it? What are you the book. Find evidence in the text.
Inferring:
Synthesizing: • What caused the problem or outcome in the text?
the book. Find evidence in the text. Analyzing:
enjoyment or understanding?
• What did you notice about the format of the text (author’s craft)? e.g. question and
answer format


• What is the big idea or message of the text? • What additional information does the illustration provide?
• After reading what the characters’ said (dialogue), how do you think they feel? • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
• Did the character change during the story? Why? • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their • What did you think of the pictures? Can you show me one and talk about what you
actions? Show how you know using the book. (text evidence) thought about it?

Analyzing:
• Did you notice any figurative language in the story? How did it add to the meaning or
enjoyment of the story?
• What is the relationship between the setting and the plot?
• What did you notice about how the writer assigned dialogue?
do you know?
• Did the author use description in the story? Show or talk about where this
happened in the text.

Critiquing:




judgment.
• What did you think of the book? Why?


Level L Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• Looking at the chapter titles and/or section headings, what do you think will happen in • Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, or index, what information can you find
the text? in this text?
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
the story? • What did you learn on this page? Through pictures? Through text/words?
• (When solving an unknown word) What word would make sense to go here in the
story? Does this word look like it could be that word? How do you know? Summarizing:
• What is happening in this picture? On this page? • What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related?

Summarizing: Making Connections:
• What was the problem in the story and how was it solved? • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
• What are the important events that happened in the story? of story, etc.
• Tell me what happened in the story in order. • Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
• What connections can you make to other books about ______?
Making Connections: • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
of story, etc. Synthesizing:
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? How does that • Have any of your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text? If so, how?
help you understand the character or their actions? • What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? the book. Find evidence in the text.
noticing about the character between that book and this one? Inferring:
• What caused the problem or outcome in the text?
Synthesizing:
• What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in Analyzing:
the book. Find evidence in the text. • What is the author’s purpose for writing this story?
• How is the text organized?
• How did the illustrations support the text?
answer format


• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
supports your thinking? • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
• What is the big idea or message of the text? • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
• After reading what the characters’ said (dialogue), how do you think they feel? • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. • What did you think of the pictures? Can you show me one and talk about what you
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. thought about it?

Analyzing:
• What is the author’s purpose for writing this story?
do you know?






Critiquing:

• What judgment can you make about a character or event in the text? Explain your Italicized questions are newly introduced
judgment.


Level M Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• Looking at the chapter titles and/or section headings, what do you think will happen • Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, or index, what information can you find
in the text? in this text?
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
the story? • What did you learn on this page? Through pictures? Through text/words?
• (When solving an unknown word) What word would make sense to go here in the
story? Does this word look like it could be that word? How do you know? Summarizing:
• What is happening in this picture? On this page? • What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related?

Summarizing: Making Connections:
• What was the problem in the story and how was it solved? • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
• What are the important events that happened in the story? of story, etc.
• Tell me what happened in the story in order. • Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
Making Connections: • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? How does that • Have any of your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text? If so, how?
help you understand the character or their actions? • What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? the book. Find evidence in the text.
noticing about the character between that book and this one? Inferring:
• What events led to the problem in the text? How are they related?
Synthesizing: • Why was ____ (event) so significant?
• What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in • After thinking about what has happened in the text and your thoughts about it, are
the book. Find evidence in the text. there other ways a reader might think about what happened?


• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? • What is the author’s purpose for writing this story?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? • How is the text organized?
• After thinking about what has happened in the story and your thoughts about it, are • How did the illustrations support the text?
there other ways a reader might think about what happened? • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story enjoyment or understanding?
supports your thinking? • What did you notice about the format of the text (author’s craft)? e.g. question and
• What is the big idea or message of the text? answer format
• After reading what the characters’ said (dialogue), how do you think they feel?
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. Critiquing:
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
• Did the character change during the story? Why? • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
actions? Show how you know using the book. (text evidence) • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
Analyzing: thought about it?
do you know?


Critiquing:



judgment.



Level N Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What do you predict will happen next based on how the story is developing? • What do you think you will learn from this book based on what you already know
• What prediction can you make about the outcome? about ______ (topic)? After reading this part of the book?
• What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your
Using Information: understanding of the text?
• What is happening in this sequence of pictures? • Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, or index, what information can you find
• Looking at the chapter titles and/or section headings, what do you think will happen in this text?
in the text? • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of • What did you learn on this page? Through pictures? Through text/words?
the story?
Summarizing:
Summarizing: • What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related?
• What are the important events, problems, and solutions that happened in the story and
how did they affect the ending?
• What is happening in the story up to this point? Making Connections:
Making Connections: of story, etc.
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type • Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
of story, etc. • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? How does that • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
help you understand the character or their actions?
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? Synthesizing:
• Have you read another book that has this same character in it? What are you • After reading the text, what are the larger ideas you have taken away from the text?
noticing about the character between that book and this one? • Have any of your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text? If so, how?
Synthesizing: the book. Find evidence in the text.
• How has the character’s perspective changed as the story has unfolded? How has your
perspective as the reader changed? Inferring:
• What have you learned new about this book from pictures or the words? Show me in • What events led to the problem in the text? How are they related?
the book. Find evidence in the text. • Why was ____ (event) so significant?
• After thinking about what has happened in the text and your thoughts about it, are
there other ways a reader might think about what happened?


• How did the character change across the story? What are possible reasons that led to • What is the author’s purpose for writing this story?
the change? • How is the text organized?
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? • How did the illustrations support the text?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
• After thinking about what has happened in the story and your thoughts about it, are enjoyment or understanding?
there other ways a reader might think about what happened? • What did you notice about the format of the text (author’s craft)? e.g. question and
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story answer format
supports your thinking?
• What is the big idea or message of the text? Critiquing:
• After reading what the characters’ said, how do you think they feel? • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
actions? Show how you know using the book. (text evidence) • What did you think of the pictures? Can you show me one and talk about what you
thought about it?
Analyzing:
do you know?


Critiquing:

• How did the author make the text enjoyable?


judgment.


Level O Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What can you predict will happen based off of the character’s traits that the author • What conclusions can you draw from the information?
has provided or ones you have inferred? • What predictions can you make based on what you already know about the topic
• How can you support your predictions with evidence from the text or your personal • What do you think you will learn from this book based on what you already know
experience? about ______ (topic)? After reading this part of the book?

• What questions did you have while reading and where did you find the answers to • What questions did you have while reading and where did you find the answers to
them? them?
• What revisions have you made as you have acquired new information? • What revisions have you made as you have acquired new information?
• What is happening in this sequence of pictures? • What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your
• Looking at the chapter titles and/or section headings, what do you think will happen understanding of the text?
in the text? • Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, index, etc., what information can you find
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of in this text?
the story? • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
Summarizing:
• What are the important events, problems, and solutions that happened in the story Summarizing:
and how did they affect the ending? • What are the important ideas or events in the text? How are they related?
• What is happening in the story up to this point?
Making Connections:
Making Connections: • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
• You may not have the same experiences as the character, but how are you using your of story, etc.
experiences to better understand the character or what is happening in the story? • Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
• What have you read in other texts that helps you better understand the culture or • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
setting of this text? • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? How does that • As you are reading, how are you categorizing the information? How has this changed
help you understand the character or their actions? as you have continued to read?
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? • After reading the text, what are the larger ideas you have taken away?
• Have you read another book that has this same character in it? What are you • Have any of your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text? If so, how?
noticing about the character between that book and this one? • What have you learned new from pictures or the words? Show me.

Synthesizing:
• How has the character’s perspective changed as the story has unfolded? How has
your perspective as the reader changed?


Inferring: Inferring:
• What inferences can you make about how multiple characters feel about each other in • Are the author’s ideas facts or his/her opinions about the topic?
the story? What from the text supports your thinking? • What events led to the problem in the text? How are they related?
• How did the character change across the story? What are possible reasons that led • Why was ____ (event) so significant?
to the change? • After thinking about what has happened in the text and your thoughts about it, are
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? there other ways a reader might think about what happened?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? • What caused the problem or outcome in the text?
• After thinking about what has happened in the story and your thoughts about it, are
there other ways a reader might think about what happened? Analyzing:
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story • What is the main idea and supporting details?
supports your thinking? • What is the author’s purpose for writing this story?
• What is the big idea or message of the text? • How is the text organized?
• After reading what the characters’ said, how do you think they feel? • How did the illustrations support the text?
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. enjoyment or understanding?
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their • What did you notice about the format of the text (author’s craft)? e.g. question and
actions? Show how you know using the book. (text evidence) answer format

• How is the setting important in the story? • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
• What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
• Did you notice any figurative language in the story? How did it add to the meaning or • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
enjoyment of the story? • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
• What did you notice about how the writer assigned dialogue? • What did you think of the pictures? Can you show me one and talk about what you
• What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your thought about it?
do you know?

Critiquing:
• Did the author depict a story that is consistent with life experiences or what you know
of the time period in your book?

judgment.


Level P Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• What can you predict will happen based off of the character’s traits that the author • What conclusions can you draw from the information?
• How can you support your predictions with evidence from the text or your personal • What do you think you will learn from this book based on what you already know
experience? about ______ (topic)? After reading this part of the book?

• What questions did you have while reading and where did you find the answers to • What questions did you have while reading? Where did you find answers to them?
them? • What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your
Summarizing:
• What are the important events, problems, and solutions that happened in the story Summarizing:
and how did they affect the ending? • What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related?
• What is happening in the story up to this point?
Making Connections:
Making Connections: • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
• You may not have the same experiences as the character, but how are you using of story, etc.
your experiences to better understand the character or what is happening in the • Does reading about _______ (topic) remind you of anything in your life?
story? • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• What have you read in other texts that helps you better understand the culture or • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
setting of this text?
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type Synthesizing:
of story, etc. • As you are reading, how are you categorizing the information? How has this
• Does something in this book remind you of something in your life? How does that changed as you have continued to read?
help you understand the character or their actions? • After reading the text, what are the larger ideas you have taken away?
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? • Have any of your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text? If so, how?
• Have you read another book that has this same character in it? What are you • What have you learned new from pictures or the words? Show me.

Synthesizing:
• How has the character’s perspective changed as the story has unfolded? How has
your perspective as the reader changed, particularly about the people or their
culture?


• What inferences can you make about how multiple characters feel about each other • Are the author’s ideas facts or his/her opinions about the topic?
in the story? What from the text supports your thinking? • What events led to the problem in the text? How are they related?
• How did the character change across the story? What are possible reasons that led • Why was ____ (event) so significant?
to the change? • After thinking about what has happened in the text and your thoughts about it, are
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? there other ways a reader might think about what happened?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? • What caused the problem or outcome in the text?
• After thinking about what has happened in the story and your thoughts about it, are
there other ways a reader might think about what happened? Analyzing:
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story • Did the author use a variety of genres within the text? Which ones? Show me examples
supports your thinking? in the text.
• What is the big idea or message of the text? • What is the main idea and supporting details?
• After reading what the characters’ said, how do you think they feel? • What is the author’s purpose for writing this story?
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. • How is the text organized?
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. • How did the illustrations support the text?
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
actions? Show how you know using the book. (text evidence) enjoyment or understanding?
Analyzing: answer format
• What is the conflict in the story and how did it get resolved? Show me in the book.
• How did the author build interest and suspense across the story? Show me examples in Critiquing:
the text. • How do the graphics add to the quality of the text or provide additional information?
• How is the setting important in the story? • What qualifications does the author have to write an informational text?
• What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? • Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
• Did you notice any figurative language in the story? How did it add to the meaning or • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
enjoyment of the story? • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
• What did you notice about how the writer assigned dialogue? • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
do you know?
Critiquing:
• Did the author depict a story that is consistent with life experiences or what you
know of the time period in your book?
judgment. Italicized questions are newly introduced


Level Q Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• Justify your predictions using evidence from the text. • Justify your predictions using evidence from the text.
• What can you predict will happen based off of the character’s traits that the author • Where in the text can you prove or disprove your prediction was correct?
• Did you come across words with multiple meanings or that stand for abstract ideas?
Using Information: How did you figure out the correct meaning?
• Did you come across words with multiple meanings or that stand for abstract ideas? • What revisions have you made as you have acquired new information?
How did you figure out the correct meaning? • What questions did you have while reading and where did you find the answers to
• What revisions have you made as you have acquired new information? them?
• What questions did you have while reading? Where did you find answers to them? • What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your

• What are the important events, problems, and solutions that happened in the story • What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related?
and how did they affect the ending?
• What is happening in the story up to this point? Making Connections:
Making Connections: of story, etc.
• You may not have the same experiences as the character, but how are you using • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
your experiences to better understand the character or what is happening? • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
• What have you read in other texts that helps you better understand the culture or
setting of this text? Synthesizing:
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content, writer, type • As you are reading, how are you categorizing the information? How has this
of story, etc. changed as you have continued to read?
• Have any of your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text? If so, how?
Synthesizing:
• How have perspectives (yours, characters’, narrator’s) changed or unfolded in the text, Inferring:
particularly about the people or their culture? • Are the author’s ideas facts or his/her opinions about the topic?
• What events led to the problem in the text? How are they related?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant?


• What is the theme of the text? Support your thinking with textual evidence. • What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? Explicit purpose? Implicit
• What alternate meanings might this text have? purpose?
• What inferences can you make about how multiple characters feel about each other • What is the point of view?
in the story? What from the text supports your thinking? • How did the illustrations support the text? Create mood?
• How did the character change across the story? What are possible reasons? • Did the author use a variety of genres within the text? Which ones? Show me
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? examples in the text.
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? • What is the main idea and supporting details?
• After thinking about what has happened in the story and your thoughts about it, are • How is the text organized?
there other ways a reader might think about what happened? • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
• What traits have you discovered the character has? Support with text evidence. enjoyment or understanding?
• What is the big idea or message of the text? • What did you notice about the format of the text (author’s craft)? e.g. question and
• After reading what the characters’ said, how do you think they feel? answer format
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence.
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. Critiquing:
• What kind of person is the character? What have you learned about them from their • How do the graphics add to the quality of the text or provide additional information?
actions? Show how you know using the book. (text evidence) • What qualifications does the author have to write an informational text?
• Do the illustrations help the reader can understand the story better? How so?
Analyzing: • Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
• What genre is the book i.e. fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, biography, • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
autobiography, memoir, diaries? How do you know? • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
• Did you notice any figurative language, descriptive language or irony in the story?
How did it add to the meaning or enjoyment of the story?
• After reading several texts by the same author, what do you notice about the author’s
craft i.e. style, language, perspective, themes?
• What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? Explicit purpose? Implicit
purpose?
• What is the point of view of the character(s) or narrator?
• How did the author build interest and suspense across the story? Show me examples
in the text.
• How is the setting important in the story?

Critiquing:
• What kinds of books do you prefer to read? Support your choices with specific
descriptions of text features i.e. plot, use of language, kinds of characters, genres.




judgment.

Level R Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• As you gather new information, how have your predictions changed? • As you gather new information, how have your predictions changed?
• Where in the text can you prove or disprove your prediction was correct? • Where in the text can you prove or disprove your prediction was correct?
• How can you support your predictions with your personal experience? • What predictions can you make based on what you already know about the topic
and the type of text?
Using Information:
• What revisions have you made as you have acquired new information? Using Information:
How did you figure out the correct meaning? • Did you come across words with multiple meanings or that stand for abstract ideas?
• What questions did you have while reading and where did you find the answers to How did you figure out the correct meaning?
them? • What questions did you have while reading? Where did you find the answers?
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of • What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your
the story? understanding of the text?
• Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, index, etc., what information can you find
Summarizing: in this text?
• What are the important events, problems, and solutions that happened in the story • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
• What is happening in the story up to this point? Summarizing:
Making Connections:
• What connections can you make between characters in this text and other texts i.e. Making Connections:
similar setting, type of problem, type of person? • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
your experiences to better understand the character or what is happening in the • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
story? • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type • As you are reading, how are you categorizing the information? How has this
Synthesizing:
• What new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material Inferring:
previously read, to better understand the characters or plot? • Are the author’s ideas facts or his/her opinions about the topic?
• How have perspectives (yours, characters’, narrator’s) changed or unfolded in the • What events led to the problem in the text? How are they related?
text, particularly about the people or their culture? • Why was ____ (event) so significant?


• What is the theme of the text? Support your thinking with textual evidence. • What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? Explicit purpose? Implicit
• What alternate meanings might this text have? purpose?
in the story? What from the text supports your thinking? • How did the illustrations support the text? Create mood?
• How did the character change across the story? What are possible reasons that led • Did the author use a variety of genres within the text? Which ones? Show me
to the change? examples in the text.
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? • What is the main idea and supporting details?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? • How is the text organized?
• After thinking about what has happened in the story and your thoughts about it, are • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
there other ways a reader might think about what happened? enjoyment or understanding?
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story • What did you notice about the format of the text (author’s craft)? e.g. question and
supports your thinking? answer format
• What is the big idea or message of the text?
• After reading what the characters’ said, how do you think they feel? Critiquing:
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. • How do the graphics add to the quality of the text or provide additional information?
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. • What qualifications does the author have to write an informational text?
• Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
Analyzing: • Have you changed your mind after read this text? How so or how not?
• What is the plot of the story and how is it organized? • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
• What genre is the book i.e. fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, biography,
autobiography, memoir, diaries? How do you know?
• After reading several texts by the same author, what do you notice about the
author’s craft i.e. style, language, perspective, themes?
purpose?
• What is the point of view of the character(s) or narrator?
in the text.

Critiquing:







Level S Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
Using Information:
them? • What questions did you have while reading? Where did you find the answers?
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of • What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your
the story? understanding of the text?
• Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, index, etc., what information can you find
Summarizing: in this text?
• What are the important events, problems, and solutions that happened in the story • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
• What is happening in the story up to this point? Summarizing:
Making Connections:
similar setting, type of problem, type of person? • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
your experiences to better understand the character or what is happening in the • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
story? • Have you read or heard books read about _____ (topic)? How were they alike?
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type • As you are reading, how are you categorizing the information? How has this
Synthesizing:
• What new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material Inferring:
previously read, to better understand the characters or plot? • Are the author’s ideas facts or his/her opinions about the topic?
• How have perspectives (yours, characters’, narrator’s) changed or unfolded in the • What events led to the problem in the text? How are they related?
text, particularly about the people or their culture? • Why was ____ (event) so significant?


• What are some symbols the author has included in the story? What can you infer about • What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? Explicit purpose? Implicit
their meaning? Explain with textual evidence. purpose?
in the story and how they influence one another? Support your thinking from the text. • How did the illustrations support the text? Create mood?
• What is the theme of the text? Support your thinking with textual evidence. • Did the author use a variety of genres within the text? Which ones? Show me
• What alternate meanings might this text have? examples in the text.
• How did the character change across the story? What are possible reasons? • What is the main idea and supporting details?
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? • How is the text organized?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
• After thinking about what has happened in the story and your thoughts about it, are enjoyment or understanding?
there other ways a reader might think about what happened? • What did you notice about the format of the text (author’s craft)? e.g. question and
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story answer format
supports your thinking?
• What is the big idea or message of the text? Critiquing:
• After reading what the characters’ said, how do you think they feel? • How do the graphics add to the quality of the text or provide additional information?
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. • What qualifications does the author have to write an informational text?
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?

Analyzing:
• What are the points of view of the character(s) and narrator?
• Where and how did the author use symbolism in the story?
• What is the plot of the story and how is it organized?


purpose?



in the text.


Critiquing:

• How did the author make the text enjoyable? Italicized questions are newly introduced

Level T Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
Using Information:
them? • What questions did you have while reading and where did you find the answers to
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of them?
the story? • What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your
understanding of the text?
Summarizing: • Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, index, etc., what information can you find
• Summarize the text you have read. in this text?
• What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related? • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?

Making Connections: Summarizing:
• What connections can you make between characters in this text and other texts i.e. • Summarize the text you have read.
similar setting, type of problem, type of person? • What are the important ideas or events in the text? How are they related?
• You may not have the same experiences as the character, but how are you using
your experiences to better understand the character or what is happening in the Making Connections:
story? • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
• What have you read in other texts that helps you better understand the culture or of story, etc.
setting of this text? • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• What connections can you make between this book and another one? • What conclusions have you drawn? What evidence supports your argument?
• What new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material
Synthesizing: previously read, to create new understandings?
• What conclusions have you drawn? What evidence supports your argument? • As you are reading, how are you categorizing the information? How has this
• What new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material changed as you have continued to read?
previously read, to better understand the characters or plot? • After reading the text, what are the larger ideas you have taken away?
• How have perspectives (yours, characters’, narrator’s) changed or unfolded in the • How have your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text?
text, particularly about the people or their culture?


• What can you infer about the character’s thinking processes or struggles at key • What can you infer about the subject’s thinking processes or struggles at key decision
decision points in the story? What evidence from the text and your experiences has led points? What evidence from the text and your experiences has led you to this inference?
you to this inference? • What events led to the problem in the text? How are they related?
• What are some symbols the author has included in the story? What can you infer • Why was ____ (event) so significant?
about their meaning? How do they enhance the meaning of the text? Explain with • After thinking about what has happened in the text and your thoughts about it, are
textual evidence. there other ways a reader might think about what happened?
• What inferences can you make about how multiple characters feel about each other • What caused the problem or outcome in the text?
in the story and how they influence one another? What from the text supports your
thinking? Analyzing:
• What is the theme of the text? Support your thinking with textual evidence. • What is the topic sentence or main idea of this paragraph?
• What alternate meanings might this text have? • What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? Explicit purpose? Implicit
• How did the character change across the story? What are possible reasons that led purpose?
to the change? • What is the point of view?
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? • How did the illustrations support the text? Create mood?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? • Did the author use a variety of genres within the text? Which ones? Show me
• After thinking about what has happened in the story and your thoughts about it, are examples in the text.
there other ways a reader might think about what happened? • What is the main idea and supporting details?
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story • How is the text organized?
supports your thinking? • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
• What is the big idea or message of the text? enjoyment or understanding?
• After reading what the characters’ said, how do you think they feel?
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. Critiquing:
• What caused the character to do something in the story? Find evidence. • What do you think about the author’s choices of text features? Explain how they
support or possibly do not support the intended information.
Analyzing: • How have you checked the reliability or authenticity of the author’s information when
• Did the author use any non-‐English words? Why do you think he chose to do so? How questions have arisen?
do they add to the meaning of the text? • Are the social issues and different cultural groups accurately represented in the text?
• Did the author use any regional dialect? How does it add to the authenticity of the text • How do the graphics add to the quality of the text or provide additional information?
or characters? • What qualifications does the author have to write an informational text?
• Where and how did the author use symbolism in the story? What is the meaning or • What do you think of this book? What was interesting about it?
alternative meanings of the symbols?
• What is the plot of the story and how is it organized?
• What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? Explicit? Implicit purpose?




Critiquing:
• What do you think about the author’s choices of text features i.e. plots, use of language,
kinds of characters, genres? Explain how they support or possibly do not support the
text.
• How have you checked the authenticity of the text when questions have arisen?

• Are the social issues and different cultural groups accurately represented in the text?

• Evaluate the author’s use of characterization, plot i.e. believability or depth.

• Critique this text as an example of ______ (genre).



Level U Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction
• How can you support your predictions with your personal experience or knowledge • As you gather new information, how have your predictions changed?
of the genre? • Justify your predictions using evidence from the text.
• As you gather new information, how have your predictions changed? • Where in the text can you prove or disprove your prediction was correct?
• Justify your predictions using evidence from the text. • What predictions can you make based on what you already know about the topic and
• Where in the text can you prove or disprove your prediction was correct? the type of text?

• Did you come across words with multiple meanings or that stand for abstract ideas? • Did you come across words with multiple meanings or that stand for abstract ideas?
How did you figure out the correct meaning? How did you figure out the correct meaning?
• What questions did you have while reading? Where did you find the answers? • What questions did you have while reading and where did you find the answers to
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of them?
the story? • What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your
understanding of the text?
Summarizing: • Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, index, etc., what information can you find
• Concisely summarize the text reflecting on the important and overarching ideas. in this text?
• What are the important ideas or events in the text? How are they related? • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?

Making Connections: Summarizing:
• How have you connected characters across texts i.e. circumstances, traits, actions? • Concisely summarize the text reflecting on the important and overarching ideas or
• How have you built meaning across several texts? information.
• What comparisons or connections have you made with this text to other texts within or • What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related?
across genres?
similar setting, type of problem, type of person? • How have you built meaning across several texts?
• You may not have the same experiences as the character, but how are you using your • What comparisons or connections have you made with this text to other texts within or
experiences to better understand the character or what is happening in the story? across genres?
• What have you read in other texts that helps you better understand the culture or • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
setting of this text? of story, etc.
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content, writer, type • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
of story, etc.
Synthesizing:
Synthesizing: • What conclusions have you drawn? What evidence supports your argument? What
• What conclusions have you drawn? What evidence supports your argument? new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material previously
• What new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material read, to create new understandings?
previously read, to better understand the characters or plot? • As you are reading, how are you categorizing the information? How has this
• How have perspectives (yours, characters’, narrator’s) changed or unfolded in the changed as you have continued to read?
text, particularly about the people or their culture? • After reading the text, what are the larger ideas you have taken away?


• What can you infer about the character’s thinking processes or struggles at key • What can you infer about the subject’s thinking processes or struggles at key
decision points in the story? What evidence from the text and your experiences has decision points? What evidence from the text and your experiences has led you to
led you to this inference? this inference?
• What are some symbols the author has included in the story? What can you infer • Why was ____ (event) so significant?
about their meaning? How do they enhance the meaning of the text? Explain with • What caused the problem or outcome in the text?
textual evidence.
• What inferences can you make about how multiple characters feel about each other Analyzing:
in the story and how they influence one another? What from the text supports your • What is the author’s implicit or inferred purpose of the text? Show me the part in the
thinking? text that supports your thinking.
• What is the theme of the text? Support your thinking with textual evidence. • Did the author use words in a connotative way i.e. to imply something beyond the
• What alternate meanings might this text have? literal meaning? Show me an example of this in your book.
• How did the character change across the story? What are possible reasons that led to • What is the topic sentence or main idea of this paragraph?
the change? • What is the point of view?
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? • How did the illustrations support the text? Create mood?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? • Did the author use a variety of genres within the text? Which ones? Show me
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story examples in the text.
supports your thinking? • What is the main idea and supporting details?
• What is the big idea or message of the text? • How is the text organized?
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
Analyzing:
• What is the author’s implicit or inferred purpose of the text? Show me the part in the Critiquing:
text that supports your thinking. • What do you think about the author’s choices of text features? Explain how they
• Did the author use words in a connotative way i.e. to imply something beyond the support or possibly do not support the intended information.
literal meaning? Show me an example of this in your book. • How have you checked the reliability or authenticity of the author’s information
• How is your character multidimensional? when questions have arisen?
• What is the mood of the story? • Are the social issues and different cultural groups accurately represented in the text?
• Did the author use any non-‐English words? Why do you think he chose to do so? • How do the graphics add to the quality of the text or provide additional information?
How do they add to the meaning of the text?
• Did the author use any regional dialect? How does it add to the authenticity of the
text or characters?
• Where and how did the author use symbolism in the story? What is the meaning or
in the text.

Critiquing:
• What do you think about the author’s choices of text features i.e. plots, use of
language, kinds of characters, genres? Explain how they support or possibly do not
support the text.


Level V Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction

• What questions did you have while reading? Where did you find the answers? • Did you come across words with multiple meanings or that stand for abstract ideas?
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding of How did you figure out the correct meaning?
the story? • What questions did you have while reading and where did you find the answers to
them?
Summarizing: • What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your
• Concisely summarize the text reflecting on the important and overarching ideas. understanding of the text?
• What are the important ideas or events in the text? How are they related? • Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, index, etc., what information can you find
in this text?
Making Connections: • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
• How have you connected characters across texts i.e. circumstances, traits, actions?
• How have you built meaning across several texts? Summarizing:
• What comparisons or connections have you made with this text to other texts within • Concisely summarize the text reflecting on the important and overarching ideas or
or across genres? information.
• What connections can you make between characters in this text and other texts i.e. • What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related?
similar setting, type of problem, type of person?
• You may not have the same experiences as the character, but how are you using your Making Connections:
experiences to better understand the character or what is happening in the story? • How have you built meaning across several texts?
• What have you read in other texts that helps you better understand the culture or • What comparisons or connections have you made with this text to other texts within
setting of this text? or across genres?
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content, writer, type • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
of story, etc. of story, etc.
Synthesizing:
• What conclusions have you drawn? What evidence supports your argument? Synthesizing:
• What new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material • What conclusions have you drawn? What evidence supports your argument? What
previously read, to better understand the characters or plot? new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material previously
• How have perspectives (yours, characters’, narrator’s) changed or unfolded in the read, to create new understandings?
text, particularly about the people or their culture? • As you are reading, how are you categorizing the information? How has this
changed as you have continued to read?
• After reading the text, what are the larger ideas you have taken away?


• What are some symbols the author has included? What can you infer about their • Why was ____ (event) so significant?
meaning? How do they enhance the meaning of the text? Explain with text evidence. • What caused the problem or outcome in the text?
• What inferences can you make about how multiple characters feel about each other
in the story and how they influence one another? Support your thinking. Analyzing:
• What is the theme of the text? Support your thinking with textual evidence. • What is the author’s implicit or inferred purpose of the text? Show me the part in the
• What alternate meanings might this text have? text that supports your thinking.
• How did the character change across the story? What are possible reasons that led to • Did the author use words in a connotative way i.e. to imply something beyond the
the change? literal meaning? Show me an example of this in your book.
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? • What is the topic sentence or main idea of this paragraph?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? • What is the point of view?
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story • How did the illustrations support the text? Create mood?
supports your thinking? • Did the author use a variety of genres within the text? Which ones? Show me
• What is the big idea or message of the text? examples in the text.
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. • What is the main idea and supporting details?
Analyzing: • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
• How has the author used satire or irony? Why was it included? Show examples. enjoyment or understanding?
• How has the author’s use of idioms affected the story? Show examples.
text that supports your thinking. Include use of genre. • Have you found any contradictions on the information presented in the text(s)? How
• Did the author use words in a connotative way i.e. to imply something beyond the did you sort through the contradiction?
literal meaning? Show me an example of this in your book. • What do you think about the author’s choices of text features? Explain how they
• How is your character multidimensional? support or possibly do not support the intended information.
• What is the mood of the story? • How have you checked the reliability or authenticity of the author’s information
• Did the author use any non-‐English words? Why do you think he chose to do so? when questions have arisen?
How do they add to the meaning of the text? • Are the social issues and different cultural groups accurately represented in the text?
• Did the author use any regional dialect? How does it add to the authenticity of the • How do the graphics add to the quality of the text or provide additional information?
text or characters?



Critiquing:
support the text.


Level W Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction

• Have you come across any archaic or regional dialects? How did you make sense of the • What revisions have you made as you have acquired new information?
dialogue? • What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your
• What revisions have you made as you have acquired new information? understanding of the text?
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding? • Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, index, etc., what information can you find
in this text?
Summarizing: • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
• Concisely summarize the text reflecting on the important and overarching ideas.
• What are the important ideas or events in the text? How are they related? Summarizing:
• Concisely summarize the text reflecting on the important and overarching ideas or
Making Connections: information.
• What connections have you made to the social and moral issues of today and those • What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related?
presented in your text?
• What connections have you made between satire and the social issues they represent? Making Connections:
• How have you connected characters across texts i.e. circumstances, traits, actions? • How have you built meaning across several texts?
• How have you built meaning across several texts? • What comparisons or connections have you made with this text to other texts within
• What comparisons or connections have you made with this text to other texts within or across genres?
or across genres? • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
• What connections can you make between characters in this text and other texts i.e. of story, etc.
similar setting, type of problem, type of person? • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
• You may not have the same experiences as the character, but how are you using your
experiences to better understand the character or what is happening in the story? Synthesizing:
• What have you read in other texts that helps you better understand the culture or • What conclusions have you drawn? What evidence supports your argument? What
setting of this text? new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material previously
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content, writer, type read, to create new understandings?
of story, etc. • As you are reading, how are you categorizing the information? How has this
changed as you have continued to read?
Synthesizing: • After reading the text, what are the larger ideas you have taken away?
• What conclusions have you drawn? What evidence supports your argument? • Have any of your ideas about (topic) changed after reading this text? If so, how?
• What new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material
previously read, to better understand the characters or plot?
• How have perspectives (yours, characters’, narrator’s) changed or unfolded in the


• What are some symbols the author has included? What can you infer about their • Why was ____ (event) so significant?
meaning? How do they enhance the meaning of the text? Explain with text evidence. • What caused the problem or outcome in the text?
• What inferences can you make about how multiple characters feel about each other
in the story and how they influence one another? Support your thinking. Analyzing:
• What is the theme of the text? Support your thinking with textual evidence. • What is the author’s implicit or inferred purpose of the text? Show me the part in the
• What alternate meanings might this text have? text that supports your thinking.
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related? • Did the author use words in a connotative way i.e. to imply something beyond the
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? literal meaning? Show me an example of this in your book.
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story • What is the topic sentence or main idea of this paragraph?
supports your thinking? • What is the point of view?
• What is the big idea or message of the text? • How did the illustrations support the text? Create mood?
• What caused the character to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find evidence. • Did the author use a variety of genres within the text? Which ones? Show me
examples in the text.
Analyzing: • What is the main idea and supporting details?
• (If reading fantasy) What classical motifs i.e. “the quest” or “the hero” and symbolism • How is the text organized?
i.e. good versus evil have you noticed? Show me in the text. • What did you notice about the language the author used? How did it add to your
• How has the author used satire or irony? Why was it included? Show examples. enjoyment or understanding?
text that supports your thinking. Include use of genre. • (If reading a biography) What have you discovered about the person’s decisions,
• Did the author use words in a connotative way i.e. to imply something beyond the motivations, and accomplishments? Support your opinion. Have you noticed any bias
literal meaning? Show me an example of this in your book. the author might have? Support your answer.
• How is your character multidimensional? • Have you found any contradictions on the information presented in the text(s)? How
• What is the mood of the story? did you sort through the contradiction?
• Did the author use any non-‐English words? Why do you think he chose to do so? • What do you think about the author’s choices of text features? Explain how they
How do they add to the meaning of the text? support or possibly do not support the intended information.
• Did the author use any regional dialect? How does it add to the authenticity of the • How have you checked the reliability or authenticity of the author’s information
text or characters? when questions have arisen?
• Where and how did the author use symbolism in the story? What is the meaning or • Are the social issues and different cultural groups accurately represented in the text?
alternative meanings of the symbols? • How do the graphics add to the quality of the text or provide additional information?


Critiquing:
support the text.


Level X, Y, & Z Comprehension Questions
Fiction Nonfiction

• Have you come across any archaic or regional dialects? How did you make sense of • What revisions have you made as you have acquired new information?
the dialogue? • What information can be found in the illustrations or other graphics to support your
• What revisions have you made as you have acquired new information? understanding of the text?
• What information can be found in the illustrations to support your understanding? • Looking at the Table of Contents, glossary, index, etc., what information can you find
in this text?
Summarizing: • What information did you get from the labels, captions, or diagrams?
• Concisely summarize the text reflecting on the important and overarching ideas.
• What are the important ideas or events in the text? How are they related? Summarizing:
• Concisely summarize the text reflecting on the important and overarching ideas or
Making Connections: information.
• How have you built meaning and developed abstract concepts across several texts? • What are the important ideas or events in the text and how are they related?
• What connections have you made to the social and moral issues of today and those
presented in your text? Making Connections:
• What connections have you made between satire and the social issues they • How have you built meaning across several texts?
represent? • What comparisons or connections have you made with this text to other texts within
• How have you connected characters across texts i.e. circumstances, traits, actions? or across genres?
• What comparisons or connections have you made with this text to other texts within • What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content writer, type
or across genres? of story, etc.
• What connections can you make between characters in this text and other texts i.e. • What connections can you make to other books about ______?
similar setting, type of problem, type of person?
• You may not have the same experiences as the character, but how are you using your Synthesizing:
experiences to better understand the character or what is happening in the story? • What conclusions have you drawn? What evidence supports your argument? What
• What have you read in other texts that helps you better understand the culture or new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material previously
setting of this text? read, to create new understandings?
• What types of connections have you made to the text? i.e. topic, content, writer, type • As you are reading, how are you categorizing the information? How has this
• After reading the text, what are the larger ideas you have taken away?


Synthesizing: Inferring:
• What conclusions have you drawn? What evidence supports your argument? • What can you infer about the subject’s thinking processes or struggles at key
• What new knowledge have you added, to that which you gained from material decision points? What evidence from the text and your experiences has led you to
previously read, to better understand the characters or plot? this inference? Why was ____ (event) so significant?
• How have perspectives (yours, characters’, narrator’s) changed or unfolded in the • What caused the problem or outcome in the text?
Critiquing:
Inferring: • Have you noticed any bias the author might have? What are your thoughts about the
• What caused the character, even those with severe problems surrounding sexuality, author’s bias or the use of exaggeration or subtle misinformation?
murder, abuse, war, and addiction, to feel, think, or act the way he/she does? Find • (If reading a biography) What have you discovered about the person’s decisions,
evidence. motivations, and accomplishments? Support your opinion.
• What can you infer about the character’s thinking processes or struggles at key • Have you noticed any bias the author might have? Support your answer.
decision points in the story? What evidence from the text and your experiences has • Have you found any contradictions on the information presented in the text(s)? How
led you to this inference? did you sort through the contradiction?
• What are some symbols the author has included? What can you infer about their • What do you think about the author’s choices of text features? Explain how they
meaning? How do they enhance the meaning of the text? Explain with text evidence. support or possibly do not support the intended information.
• What inferences can you make about how multiple characters feel about each other • How have you checked the reliability or authenticity of the author’s information
in the story and how they influence one another? Support your thinking. when questions have arisen?
• What is the theme of the text? Support your thinking with textual evidence. • Are the social issues and different cultural groups accurately represented in the text?
• What alternate meanings might this text have? • How do the graphics add to the quality of the text or provide additional information?
• What events led to the problem of the story? How are they related?
• Why was ____ (event) so significant to the story? Analyzing:
• What traits have you discovered the character has? What evidence from the story • What is the author’s implicit or inferred purpose of the text or beliefs? Show me the
supports your thinking? part in the text that supports your thinking. Include use of genre.
• What is the big idea or message of the text? • What is the author’s point of view or bias? What evidence reveals the bias or qualifies
as propaganda?
Critiquing: • What is the mood of the story? How did the author establish the mood i.e. language,
• What are your thoughts about the author’s bias or the use of exaggeration? illustrations, layout?
• What do you think about the author’s choices of text features i.e. plots, use of • What is the author’s implicit or inferred purpose of the text? Show me the part in the
language, kinds of characters, genres? Explain how they support or possibly do not text that supports your thinking.
support the text. • Did the author use words in a connotative way i.e. to imply something beyond the
• How have you checked the authenticity of the text when questions have arisen? literal meaning? Show me an example of this in your book.
• Are the social issues and different cultural groups accurately represented in the text? • What is the topic sentence or main idea of this paragraph?
• Evaluate the author’s use of characterization, plot i.e. believability or depth. • What is the point of view?
• Critique this text as an example of ______ (genre). • How did the illustrations support the text? Create mood?
• Did the author depict a story that is consistent with life experiences or what you • Did the author use a variety of genres within the text? Which ones? Show me
know of the time period in your book? examples in the text.
• How did the author make the text enjoyable? • What is the main idea and supporting details?


Analyzing:
• What is the author’s implicit or inferred purpose of the text or beliefs? Show me the
part in the text that supports your thinking. Include use of genre.
• Compare the traits and development of characters within and across genres i.e. well-‐
developed characters versus flat characters, heroic, multidimensional.
• Where has the author used literary devices such as exaggeration, imagery, and
personification in the text?
• What are the internal and external conflicts? How do they differ?
• What is the author’s point of view or bias? What evidence reveals the bias or qualifies
as propaganda?
• What is the mood of the story? How did the author establish the mood i.e. language,
illustrations, layout?
• How has the author used satire, irony, parody, or allegory? Why was it included?
Show examples.
• (If reading fantasy) What classical motifs i.e. “the quest” or “the hero” and symbolism
i.e. good versus evil have you noticed? Show me in the text.


• Did the author use words in a connotative way i.e. to imply something beyond the

literal meaning? Show me an example of this in your book.

• How is your character multidimensional?

• Did the author use any non-‐English words? Why do you think he chose to do so?

How do they add to the meaning of the text?

• Did the author use any regional dialect? How does it add to the authenticity of the
text or characters?
• How is the setting important in the story? Italicized questions are newly introduced


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