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...?
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?
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...?
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?
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...?