Where are the

answers?
In the text In my head

Right there: Go!
The answer is in one place in
the text. Words from the
question and words that
answer the question are
usually “right there” in the
same sentence.
What do I do?
• Re-read
• Scan
• Look for the key words
Think and search: Author and me: On my own:
Slow down! Stop! Connect!
The answer is in the text but The answer is not in the The answer is not in the
not in one place. I need to text. To answer the text. I need to use my
“think and search,” or put question, I need to think own ideas and
together different parts of about how the text and experiences to answer
the text, to find the answer. what I already know go the question.
The answer can be in one together.
paragraph or in different What do I do?
paragraphs. What do I do? • Think about what I
already know
What do I do? • Re-read • Think about other
• Predict
• Re-read things I have read
• Think about before
• Look for important
what I know and • Make connections
information
how it is related
• Summarize
to the text