Comprehension questions

Fiction  ( Story books) 1

Where does the story take place?

When did the story take place?

Who are the key characters in the book?

What happened in the story?

What kinds of people are in the story?

Explain something that happened at a specific point In the story.

If you were going to interview this character/author, which questions would you ask?

Who was the story teller? How do you know?

Which is your favourite part ? Why?

Predict what you think is going to happen next.

Why do you think this?

Who would you like to meet most in the story? Why?

What do you think would happen next if the story carried on past the ending in the book?

What is the main event of the story? Why do you think this?

Fiction 2

What type of sentences does the author use? Why do you think this is?

Why did the author choose this title?

Can you find some examples of effective description? What makes them effective?

Which part of the story best describes the setting?

Can you find examples of powerful adjectives? What do they tell you about a character or setting?

Can you find examples of powerful adverbs? What do they tell you about a character, their actions or setting?

Find an example of a word you don’t know the meaning of. Using the text around it. What do you think it means?

What was the most/least exciting part of the story? Explain your answer as fully as you can?

How would you feel if you were treated in the same as the main character?

What did the story make you think of?

Have read any other stories that have similar characters to this one? If so, which story was it and what happened?

Do you think this book is trying to give the reader a message? If so, what is it?

Fiction 3

Describe how you skimmed, scanned or took notes      to help identify the main gist or key points contained within a text.

Describe how the author uses dialect to help the reader understand more about a particular character in the book you are reading

Answer, what you think questions, by making specific and detailed references to the text to support my views and opinions about the book.

Can you describe the openingof the story and compare it with another that you have read recently?

Describe the key characteristics of the main people within a story      

What does this word mean? How can you use the text to help you with the meaning of the word?

Non-Fiction ( information books) questions  1

What is the text about?

What kind of things would you expect to see in this book?

Find something that interests you from the text. Explain why you chose that particular part.

Where would you look to find out what a technical word means?

What is on the cover of the book?

What does this tell you about the content inside?

When might someone use this book? Why?

Do you think the author of the book is an ‘expert’ about the topic of the book? Why/why not?

How does the layout help the reader?

What is the purpose of the pictures?

What are the subheadings for?

Why have some of the words been written in italics?

Find an example of a technical word. Read the sentence it’s in. What do you think it means based on how it’s used in the sentence?

Why do we need a glossary in a text?

Non fiction 2

When would someone use this book and why?

Can you suggest ideas for other sections or chapters to go into this book?

Which parts of the book would help you find the information you need?

What kind of text is this? How do you know?

How does the layout help the reader?

Why have some of the words been written in bold?

What are the subheadings for?

Why have some of the words been written in italics?

Can you find examples of words which tell you the order of something?

Why does this book contain technical vocabulary?

Find an example of a technical word. Read the sentence it’s in.

What do you think it means based on how it’s used in the sentence?