What is the

main idea of
this article?

What would
be another
good title for
the article?

Which
accomplishme
nt/idea was
most
valuable?

Which
sentence
gives the best
summary?

Which
statement best
describes the
lesson/moral of
this story?

What is the
primary topic
in the article?

What is the
central idea of
the article?

What would an
additional
paragraph at
the end of this
passage most
likely be about?

What is the
essential
message in
the
article/story?

How does the

author
organize the
information in
this
story/article?

What is the
organizational
pattern of this
text?

What is the
main conflict
in the
article/passag
e?

What events
lead to the
resolution?

What in the
passage
indicates that
the conflict is
resolved?

How does the

main character
change from
the beginning
to the end of
the story?

What word
best describes
the character?

How do the
characters
responsibilitie
s affect how
he/she reacts?

Which
sentence from
the text mostly
expresses its
theme?

Why is the
setting
important to
the text?

What is the
setting in the
story?
(place, time,
conditions)

On which
facts are the
opinions in the
text based?

What are the

reasons
behind the
authors
opinion(s)?

What is the
most valid
argument in
the text?

How are the

concepts/idea
s in the text
similar?

How are the

concepts/idea
s in the text
different?

What is the
moral lesson?

What is the
point of view
in the text?

What would
people who
read this text
learn?

What role does

each character
in the story
have?
(protagonist,
antagonist, foil)

What is the
genre of the
text? What
details
support it?

What would
the information
in the article
would be most
useful for?

What is the
authors
perspective in
the text?

Does the
author have a
bias?
What is it?

What is the
authors
purpose for
writing this
text?

Which
statement best
describes what
the author
probably thinks
about the topic?

What text features

are included in the
text? Why were
they added? How
are they important
to the text and
readers?

What is the
tone of the
text?

What is the
mood of the
text?

What are
examples of
figurative
language in the
text? What are
they used to
express?

What is a
cause & effect
in the story?

Which
statement best
describes the
lesson/moral of
this story?

What context
clues did you
use to
understand a
difficult word
in the text?

What is the
plot of the
story?
(follow the
plot structure)

How do you
feel about the
topic/theme of
the text?

How does the

story/text
relate to your
life?

What do you
and the
character(s)ha
ve in common?

How are you

and the
character(s)di
fferent?

How does the

story/text
relate the
world we live
in?

How does the

story/text
relate another
text you have
read?

If you were in the

authors or
characters shoes,
what would you
have done instead?
What would you
have done the
same?

What passage
did you find
most
meaningful?
Why?

What was
your favorite
& least
favorite parts?
Why?

What created
the strongest
image in your
mind? Why?

If you could
rewrite the
ending, what
would
happen?