“What is the significance of the character’s actions in the beginning?”?

To explain how the character’s early actions set the stage for the rest

“What figurative language does the author use in the passage? Why?”

To identify and explain how the author uses non-literal language

"Why does the author use descriptions? What does it help the reader understand?"

To analyze the author’s purpose and the effect on the reader

“The reader can best identify this selection as a ___. What clues lead you to believe this?”

Determine the genre/text type and support it with evidence from the passage

“Find a sentence in the passage that best shows a character and a challenge they face.”?

Identify/analyze a key time in the passage when the character has a problem

“What is the author trying to convey?”

Determine the message or theme the author wants the reader to understand

“Based on the story, what can the reader conclude?”

To draw inferences/conclusions based on the events and details in the text

“What can the reader conclude about the characters’ relationships? How did you come to this conclusion?”

To infer details about the characters’ relationships using text

“What lesson does the narrator learn?”

To explain the narrator’s personal growth or change throughout the story

“What mood best describes the passage?”

To analyze the emotions created by the author through details and tone

“What point of view is the story written from?”

To identify the narrative perspective used in the story

“The language the author uses is to emphasize …”?

To identify the specific point the author highlights through word choice

What would the characters in the passage agree with? How do you know this?

To infer the characters’ beliefs/values based on their actions and dialogue

“Find a comparison in the passage. What does the comparison help the reader understand?”

To find a comparison and explain how it adds meaning or clarity

“The story reaches its climax when... How do you know?”

To identify the turning point in the story and explain its significance

“What do you know about the character’s personalities? What does this tell you?”

To make inferences about character traits and their impact on the story

“What does the word ____ most likely mean? What text evidence leads you to believe this?”

To prompt inference about word meaning using context clues from the text

“Write a sentence that best summarizes the excerpt.”?

To highlight the main points of the excerpt in a concise way

“Which sentence from the passage foreshadows an event to come? Predict what will happen next.”?

Identify a sentence that hints at the future and make a prediction using it

“How does the main character respond to concerns expressed in the passage?"

To analyze the character’s reaction and support it with text evidence

“How does the author reveal reasons for the main character’s actions?”

Understand the techniques the author uses to show character’s motivations

“Select a sentence from the story that demonstrates an important moment. Why is this moment significant?”

To identify a key event and explain its importance to the plot or theme

"After reading the passage, what feelings does the author try to convey?"

To analyze the emotions/tone the author shows and support it with text

“Details are included to help the reader infer that…”?

To draw a conclusion based on clues the author gives, not directly stated

“How does the author build tension in the story?”

To analyze the author’s use of suspense/conflict to create anticipation

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1
“What is the significance of the character’s actions in the beginning?”?
To identify the first event of the story without analyzing its meaning
To explain how the character’s early actions set the stage for the rest
To list the actions that the character takes later in the story
To describe the character’s looks and how it changes throughout the story
2
“What figurative language does the author use in the passage? Why?”
To find and define difficult vocabulary words in the passage
To identify and explain how the author uses non-literal language
To summarize the main events in the passage
To list every type of figurative language the student knows
3
"Why does the author use descriptions? What does it help the reader understand?"
To summarize the events in the story
To analyze the author’s purpose and the effect on the reader
To ask about how the author’s use of description affects the plot
To test the reader’s memory of specific vocabulary used by the author
4
“The reader can best identify this selection as a ___. What clues lead you to believe this?”
Determine the genre/text type and support it with evidence from the passage
To summarize the main events of the story
To explain the author’s personal opinion on a topic
To analyze the characters and their development
5
“Find a sentence in the passage that best shows a character and a challenge they face.”?
To describe the character’s appearance
To list all of the character’s actions throughout the story
Identify/analyze a key time in the passage when the character has a problem
To summarize the entire story in one sentence
6
“What is the author trying to convey?”
Determine the message or theme the author wants the reader to understand
To identify the main character’s motivations
To summarize the plot of the story
To describe the setting and how it influences the events
7
“Based on the story, what can the reader conclude?”
To identify the moral or lesson learned from the story
To draw inferences/conclusions based on the events and details in the text
To analyze the author’s intent in writing the story
To examine the character’s actions and motivations throughout the story
8
“What can the reader conclude about the characters’ relationships? How did you come to this conclusion?”
To identify the main conflict between characters in the story
To infer details about the characters’ relationships using text
To summarize how each character changes throughout the story
To describe how the setting affects the characters’ actions
9
“What lesson does the narrator learn?”
To analyze the plot events that lead to the narrator’s realization
To examine the narrator’s role in the overall plot structure
To identify the narrator’s thoughts and feelings at the end of the story
To explain the narrator’s personal growth or change throughout the story
10
“What mood best describes the passage?”
To analyze the emotions created by the author through details and tone
To summarize the key events in the passage
To examine the character’s emotions and how they influence the plot
To identify the primary conflict within the passage
11
“What point of view is the story written from?”
To identify the narrative perspective used in the story
To analyze the plot structure of the story
To explore the themes present in the story
To examine the character’s actions and motivations
12
“The language the author uses is to emphasize …”?
To identify the specific point the author highlights through word choice
To critique the author’s overall writing style
To determine the literal meaning of the words used
To summarize key plot events
13
What would the characters in the passage agree with? How do you know this?
To infer the characters’ beliefs/values based on their actions and dialogue
To describe the setting of the story
To guess what the characters might say in real life
To identify the author’s opinion about the characters
14
“Find a comparison in the passage. What does the comparison help the reader understand?”
To replace all comparisons with simpler words
To find a comparison and explain how it adds meaning or clarity
To identify a literal statement and rewrite it
To count how many times a word appears in the text
15
“The story reaches its climax when... How do you know?”
To summarize the events that lead to the conclusion of the story
To identify the turning point in the story and explain its significance
Describe the resolution of the conflict and how it affects the characters
To analyze the author’s use of foreshadowing in the plot
16
“What do you know about the character’s personalities? What does this tell you?”
To list every action the characters take
To make inferences about character traits and their impact on the story
To describe the setting where the characters live
To rewrite the story from the character’s point of view
17
“What does the word ____ most likely mean? What text evidence leads you to believe this?”
To encourage guessing based on the word’s sound
To ask for a personal opinion about the word’s meaning
To test spelling and grammar rules
To prompt inference about word meaning using context clues from the text
18
“Write a sentence that best summarizes the excerpt.”?
To focus only on the setting of the excerpt
To highlight the main points of the excerpt in a concise way
To rewrite the excerpt word for word
To list all the events that happen in the excerpt
19
“Which sentence from the passage foreshadows an event to come? Predict what will happen next.”?
To retell the entire story up to this point in detail
To summarize the passage in your own words
To identify the main character and their motivations
Identify a sentence that hints at the future and make a prediction using it
20
“How does the main character respond to concerns expressed in the passage?"
To summarize the plot of the story
To identify who the main character is
To analyze the character’s reaction and support it with text evidence
To explain how the main character solves every problem
21
“How does the author reveal reasons for the main character’s actions?”
To analyze the character’s development over the course of the story
To examine how the character’s actions drive the plot
Understand the techniques the author uses to show character’s motivations
To identify the reasons behind the main character’s actions
22
“Select a sentence from the story that demonstrates an important moment. Why is this moment significant?”
To summarize the main character’s actions in a specific scene
To identify a key event and explain its importance to the plot or theme
To explore the character’s motivations and how they affect the narrative
To describe the setting and atmosphere of the story
23
"After reading the passage, what feelings does the author try to convey?"
To analyze the emotions/tone the author shows and support it with text
To identify the plot of the passage and retell it
To count the number of characters in the passage
To determine the main conflict of the story
24
“Details are included to help the reader infer that…”?
To summarize the story using only the most exciting parts
To state facts directly mentioned in the text
To draw a conclusion based on clues the author gives, not directly stated
To explain the author's opinion about the topic
25
“How does the author build tension in the story?”
To analyze the author’s use of suspense/conflict to create anticipation
To explain how the author describes the setting and mood
To identify the specific events that resolve the central conflict
To examine the main character’s development throughout the plot

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