Question Stems Aligned with Reading Comprehension Skills 2.3 (A) *The reader can tell that (prediction stated) because *The reader can tell that (prediction not stated) because *What information in this article is helpful in predicting what will happen next? 2.3 (B) *What happened when did? *Why did go to? *Why is important? *What text evidence tells you that? *How do you know from this information that? 2.3 (C) *What did you think about at the beginning of the story? *What did you think about at the end of the story? *Did you change your mind about (a character in the story) as you read the complete story? *What clues in this information tell you that? *What did you learn from reading this information? *Why did we read this selection? (prompts could include: for fun and enjoyment, to find about ) 2.5 (A) *If this word means, what would this same word mean with (un-, dis-, etc.) in front of it? 2.5 (B) *In paragraph of this story, what does the word mean? *What clues helped you know the meaning of this word? *In paragraph of this newspaper article, what clues help you know the meaning of? 2.5 (C) *What is the opposite of? *What word means the same as? 2.5 (D) *Would come before or after in the dictionary?
2.6 (A) *What did learn in this story? *This is a well-known fable that teaches the reader what lesson? *What did you learn from reading this legend? 2.6 (B) *What happened in the old version of this folktale that did not happen in the modern version? *How are the settings different in different author s versions of this folktale? 2.7 (A) **Teacher: Listen for rhyming words in this poem and tell me what you see in your mind. **Teacher: Let s read this poem on the screen together. *Let s read it again and listen for rhyming words. *Let s read it again and listen to me as I clap the rhythm. *How would you describe what you see in your mind when we read and clap the rhythm of the poem? 2.8 (A) *What did say? *Why did say? *When said, was he/she talking to someone? *Can you read what said to him/her? 2.9 (A) *Tell how what happened to in is like what happened to in the story. *Why is paragraph important in the story? *How is what happened in this paragraph in different from what happened in paragraph in the story? 2.9 (B) *How does feel about? *Why do you think did? *Which word best describes? *Why did want to? *Tell two things you know about from reading this story. *What is the most likely reason did?
2.10 (A) *Does this reading selection tell a story or give information? 2.11 (A) *Which words in this story could not be taken seriously? *Which words in this story mean exactly what they say? 2.13 (A) *What was the topic of this article? *The topic of this information is *The author wrote this article to 2.14 (A) *This newspaper article is mostly about *What is the main idea of paragraph? *Which sentence in paragraph is the topic sentence, not the main idea? 2.14 (B) *What is according to this information? *Which words tell you how long it takes to? *How do you know? 2.14 (C) *List the 3 ideas in this article in the order given. *What happened after? *What happened before? *What was the first thing did? 2.14 (D) *How would you find in this information? *Which of the following would be helpful in finding informatio about? 2.15 (A) *What equipment do we need for this science experiment? *What is the first step in the directions for making? *What do you do according to this recipe after? *When making, what is the last step to follow? *Complete this task by following these steps. 2.15 (B) *What does the caption under this picture mean? *You can tell in this picture that *What can you tell from this picture?
2.16 (A) *Find an advertisement in the newspaper that makes us laugh. *Find an advertisement in the newspaper that gives us important information. *What is the poster s slogan? 2.16 (B) *How is music used in this advertisement? *Identify the movements in this advertisement. *How did the author of this advertisement use pictures? 2.16 (C) *How is the message different on this website from this e- mail? *How is language used in this video game? (A) (B) (C) (D) *Why do you think we read? *How did this story make you feel? *What do you like best in? *What did you learn from reading this article? *Which of these two selections do you think you would enjoy reading the most? *Who was s mother? *What did do in the story? *What happened in the story? *When was this article written? *Reread to find out why is important. *You can tell from the story that *Which sentence in the story shows you that *From this article the reader can tell that *What can you tell from this article? *Tell two things you know about this character from reading this story.
(E) (F) *Retell the three most important events in this story in the order in which these events happened. (sorting important from not important) *What happened after? *What happened before? *What happened when? *How are your experiences like those of the character in the story? *Have you read about this information before in a different article? *What information in this article reminded you of our community? Question stems for the new ELAR TEKS/SEs developed by Margaret Kilgo, Kilgo Consulting Inc., all rights reserve