Any Questions?
A Calendar of Reading Comprehension Questions
Monday
April 26
Tuesday
This calendar offers questions that are aligned
with the NC Reading EOG. Use these questions
daily in your content area and students will gain
valuable experience in reading comprehension.
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Wednesday
28
29
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May 3
4
5
6
7
Identify five words
that are unclear and
suggest synonyms to
make the language
more precise.
What can you infer
about the author
based on this reading
selection?
Which word(s) can the
author use that have
more positive
connotations?
What could be
added to this text
to help the reader
understand it
better? Why do you
think it was not
initially included?
What could the author
have added to make
his/her position
stronger or his/her
opinion more valid?
Why would some
people agree/disagree
with this author?
What makes this
reading selection
believable/convincin
g/plausible?
10
11
12
13
14
What is the impact
of the organization
on the reading
selection? Why is it
organized the way it
is?
What would happen
if a particular
step/point were left
out of this reading
selection?
17
Identify specific
language the author
uses in this text and
explain why the word
choice is appropriate.
Where might the
author have gotten the
idea for writing this
selection?
18
What piece of
information seems
to be missing from
this text?
What is this reading
selection supposed
to help you think or
do?
19
Thursday
Which words used in
this selection were
designed to elicit a
mental picture? What
image(s) come to
mind?
What information
could the author have
included to make this
text more
effective/helpful?
20
Friday
What does the
author seem to find
most interesting
about this topic?
What experiences
most likely helped
the author write
this reading
selection?
21
End-of-Grade Testing days
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27
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Interventions for students not scoring III or IV
NOTE:
Guide students in answering these questions. They can be used during instruction,
review, and practice. They can be included in existing assignments, answered orally, or even
answered on an index card as a ticket out of class. Also, tailor the words “text” and “reading
selection” to fit your content area: word problem, lab procedure, textbook, article, website,
instruction manual, sheet music, novel, biography, etc.