Elementary Question Task Cards
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2SUPPORTING DETAILS
MAIN IDEA (LA.A.2.2.1)
(LA.A.2.2.1)
Design a question that requires students to find the main idea of the
passage. Support answers with details and information from the
Design a question for which students must identify relevant facts and
story/article
details in order to form an answer. Encourage higher order thinking by
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What is the MAIN IDEA of this story/article?
asking questions which require students to infer.
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Write a summary of __________________________________.
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Why do you think this story/article has the title “__________”?
How?
What happened?
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Retell a portion of the story.
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What would be another good title for this story?
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Why?
What caused?
What is the essential message in the story/article?
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What is the primary topic of the article?
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How does ________ support the idea that_________________?
Which sentence gives the best summary?
Which accomplishment/idea is the most valuable?
Why does _______ offer to _________________?
Which statement best describes the lesson/moral of this story?
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
VOCABULARY (LA.A.1.2.3)
(LA.A.2.2.1)
Design a question that requires students to determine the meaning of a
Design a question for which students must use sequencing in order to
word in context, including the use of prefixes, suffixes, root words,
form an answer.
multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and word
relationships.
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Read this sentence from the passage.
What happened just BEFORE/AFTER ____________________?
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Copy sentence or phrase from passage here.
What happened first, last, etc. …?
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What happened between ________ and ____________?
What does the word ____________________mean?
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What is the first step in _________________________________?
What does the author mean when he says _________?
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_______________.
Retell the events leading up to/following
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Choose the word that means the SAME as _____________.
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Choose the word that means the OPPOSITE of _________.
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What two words best describe the word _______________.
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Which two words mean the same/opposite?
COMPARE AND CONTRAST (LA.A.2.2.7)
SIMILARITIES/DIFFERENCES IN TEXT
Design a question which requires students to recognize the use of
(LA.E.1.2.3)
comparison and contrast in text. Support your answer with facts and
details from the story/article.
Design a question which requires students to find similarities and
differences in characters, settings, and events presented in various texts.
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How are __________ and ____________ ALIKE?
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How is ___________________ DIFFERENT from _________?
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How are __________ and ____________ ALIKE?
How is __________ both SIMILAR to and DIFFERENT from ____?
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How is _________ DIFFERENT from __________?
What is one DIFFERENCE between ______ and ______?
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How is ______
________?
both SIMILAR to and DIFFERENT from
How is _________ dissimilar to _____________?
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What is one DIFFERENCE between _______ and __________?
What are the DIFFERENCES between _______ and________?
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How is _________ dissimilar to __________?
What are the SIMILARITIES between _______ and__________?
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How did the character change from the beginning of the story until the
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What are the DIFFERENCES between ______and _______?
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Why does the author compare ____ and ___ in the passage?
What are the SIMILARITIES between _____and ________?
What do ___ and ___ have in common?
What advantage does _____ have over _____?
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The author probably compares_____ to ______ because . . . (analy-
The author probably compares_____ to ______ because . . . (analy-
zing figurative language)
zing figurative language)
Elementary Question Task Cards
MDCPS Language Arts/Reading, updated September 2005
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