Comprehension Question Strategies Bookmarks

These bookmarks include questions for the following reading strategies:

MAKING CONNECTIONS Connecting events in the story to things you already know
Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something in your own life?
Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something that’s happened to you?
Is there a part of this story or piece that reminds you of something in another story or piece that you have read or heard read?
Is there something in this story or piece that you have heard about happening?

QUESTIONING Asking quest ions to better understand the text
Can you show the part in the text where you have a question?
What were you wondering about as you read this part?
Can you show the part in the text where you were confused?

VISUALIZING Creating a picture in your mind as you read
Were there places in the text where you made a picture in your mind?
What images or pictures did you see?
Which words helped you create a picture in your mind?

INFERRING/PREDICTING Using what you know from the story to figure out what will happen
What do you predict will happen in this piece?
Can you show a place in the text where you found yourself making an inference?
What do you think the main ideas are in the story?

DETERMINING IMPORTANCE What’s important to remember after reading
What is the story or piece mostly about?
Can you tell about some of the important ideas that made you think?
Are there any important themes you noticed?
What do you think is most important to remember about this story or topic?

SYNTHESIZING Creating new ways of thinking as you’re reading
Can you tell what the piece is about in just a few sentences?
Can you show a place in the piece where your thinking changed?
How did your thinking change?
Do you have some new ideas or information?

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Total Pages
1 page

Subject
Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grade Levels
Not Grade Specific

Resource Type
Handouts, Printables, Classroom Forms