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'Here Questions' are those where you can physically place your finger on the answer i.e. 'The answer is here!' They are sometimes refered to as 'low level' or 'knowledge based' questions.
Here are three pages of question stems that I use in my reading sessions.
How to use this guide:
- when running a Guided Reading Session have these question stems next to you and formulate appropriate questions as you see a context.
- hand these question stems to your group and ask them to, 'Pretend that you are a nasty, nasty teacher who lives only to make children suffer. Using these question stems, what questions would you ask about the text to try and trick the students?' - You might be surprised how well they rise to this challenge :)
- Have other groups answer the questions.
- Perhaps you could have the children make their questions into a crossword puzzle using Crossword Generating Software.
Download the Resources Here.
Reading Comprehension - 'Here Questions' - Word Version
Reading Comeprehension - 'Here Questions' - Acrobat Version
The Full List That You Will Find In the Download
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Put your finger on the sentence where...
- What colour is...?
- What did
(character) do when...?
- Who...(action) ?
- When did... (action happen)
?
- Where did / does (an action occur)?
- Where did / does (object) come
from?
- Where did / does (character) come from?
- How many...?
- How
much...?
- List 5...
- List the names of the main characters
- What
happened at the beginning of the text?
- What happened next?
- What happened
after that?
- What happened at the end of the text?
- What happened after
(action)?
- What happened after (character) spoke these words (words spoken)?
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What happened when (character) (action)?
- What happened just before (action)?
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Where did (character) go after (action)?
- What did (character) do when (action)?
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What was (object) used for?
- Where is (object) located?
- What were (objects)
used for?
- Who spoke to (character) at (place)?
- Who spoke the words (quote)?
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Where did (character) keep...?
- Where in the text does it say (quote)?
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List 3 things (character) did at (location)
- What character… (did particular
action)? or (was verb)?
- Tell me who showed (an emotion)
- Tell me who
thought (outline thought)
- Find the words that the author has used to describe
smell.
- Find the words that the author has used to describe how something
feels.
- Find the words that the author has used to describe how something
tastes.
- What words has the author used to help us build a picture in our
minds of what (location) looks like?
- List the words the author has used to
help us build a picture in our minds of what (character) looks like?
- How
does (character) react when (situation)?
- How does (character) react when
(another character) says (quote)?
- What words tell us EXACTLY how something
is said? e.g. whispered, screamed etc
- What words has the author used to describe
the movement of (character)?
- What words has the author used to describe the
movement of (object)?
- Find the word in this (sentence / paragraph) that means
(definition).
- Where has the author used words that indicate the passing of
time?
Show me some
more of your Comprehension
Activities Adrian