asking questions reading strategy. four kinds of questions #1. clarifying #2. predicting #3....
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Asking QuestionsReading Strategy
Four Kinds of Questions
• #1. Clarifying
• #2. Predicting
• #3. Inferring
• #4. Pondering
Clarifying
Clarifying means to understand better. *What does this word or sentence
mean?
Example: The butterfly emerged from its
chrysalis.
Predicting
Predicting means to guess what is coming.
*Will ____happen next?
• On Tuesday the very hungry caterpillar ate through two pears, but he was…..
Inferring
Inferring means that the answer will not be written in the book, but you will be able to figure the answer out
in your head.*Did the author mean___?
Pondering
Pondering means to think carefully.*I wonder if butterflies are insects?
Yes! Butterflies are insects because I know that butterflies have three body parts and two pairs of wings.
Thick and Thin Questions
• Thick questions make you think, and do not have quick answers. They are complex and open ended.
• Why?• What if?
• Thin questions make you think as much, and have quick answers. Those answers are short and closed ended.
• How far?• When?
Questions and AnswersWhere can I find the answers to my
questions?#1. In the book: right there The answer can be found in the book (characters names, setting, etc.)
#2. In my head: the author and me The answer can be found using your own thoughts and knowledge as well as information in the text.
#3. In my head: on my own The answer can be found using your own thoughts.
#4. In the book: think and search The answer is in the book, but you must think carefully
about the whole story.
Get Started With These:
Which What
How
Where Why
Who
will?
would?
was?
are?
might?
were?
could?
is?
may?am?
did?
do?