Achieve 3000 Question Type Examples

Drawing Conclusions- Inference

The reader can tell from the story that...? According to the article, the reader can infer that...?

Summarization

Which sentence best retells the News story? Which sentence best retells the paragraph? What is the most important to say in a summary of the article? Which is the best summary of the news story?

Cause and Effect

Think about the News article. What Caused...? Which statement shows a cause and effect relationship? Which statement shows one benefit of...? What is one reason why...?

Word or Phrase Meaning : Antonyms

Which means the opposite of...? Who is____ is not ____. Which two words from the article are the closest antonyms?

Fact and Opinion

Which of these is an opinion? Which of these is a statement of fact?

Recalling what you have learned- Supporting key Ideas

Which sentence tells about....? According to the article, how..? Which statement best supports the idea...?

Sequencing

Which took place second? What happened before ...? Which has not happened yet? Which most likely happened first? Which must have happened last?

Word or Phrase Meaning : Synonyms

Which word means the same as...? Which word must mean...? Which is the closest synonym...?

Reference Sources

Suppose that Paul wants to find out about ______. He would find most of his information__? This article would be most useful as a source for a student research project on ____?

Recalling what you have learned- Not in the News story

The story does not say...? The article says all except...? Which question is not answered in the article?

Main idea

The story talks mostly about...? The main idea of the story is...? The Author's Primary point is...? The central point of the passage is...? What could be a different title for this article? What would be the best alternative title for this article?

Drawing Conclusions- Prediction

Which is most likely to take place next? The reader can predict that...?

Drawing Conclusions- Author's Purpose

This sentence helps the reader to know...? The author most likely wrote the article in order to...? Why did the author include this paragraph?

Compare and Contrast

What is the difference between...? How would you compare...? What do ___ and ___ have in common? How are ___ and ___ different? Which sentence best describes a similarity between...?