EOG Question Stems – Fiction
 What is the main idea of the selection?
 Predict what the selection will be about.
 What do the words in the title show/tell the reader?
 In paragraph ___, what does the word ___ mean?
 How does ___ change from the beginning to the end of the selection?
 What is the author’s purpose in writing this story
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(persuade, inform, entertain)
 What is the sequence of events in the story?
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(First, next, then, last)
 What is the selection mainly about?
o
(Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then)
 Identify any text features you see
 What can the reader learn from _____’s solution to the problem?
 What connections can you make to this selection?
o (Text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to world).
 What word would best describe the main character?
 Based on the selection, what would have most likely happened if…?
 What best describes the mood of the selection?
 Which sentence from the selection tells the reader that this is a _____
(genre)?
 Which best describes (character) at the beginning of the selection?
 What experience is most similar to (character’s) experience?
EOG Question Stems – Poetry
 Who is most likely the speaker in the poem?
 What is the effect of using personification in line ___?
 What experience most likely helped the author write this poem?
 What is the best summary of the poem?
 Which trait best describes the character?
 Based on the poem, what will most likely happen next?
 What best describes the speaker’s point of view in the poem?
 Which best describes the author’s purpose for writing this poem?
o (entertain, persuade, explain, inform)
 How would someone most likely feel about stanza ___ of the poem?
 Why is the first stanza repeated throughout the poem?
 What is the purpose of putting the last line of the poem in italics?
 How is the character different from the speaker?
 What would the speaker most likely do if this ever happens again?
 What best describes the mood of the poem?
 What best states the theme of the poem?
 What is the main purpose of the poem?
 In the poem, why is the word ____ in italics? Bold? Repeated?
EOG Question Stems – Content
Which best describes the tone of the selection?
Which best summarizes the purpose of the selection?
What is the main purpose of the selection?
In the ___ paragraph, what is the purpose of the letters in parentheses?
What experience would best help the reader understand ___?
How are _____ different from _____?
What is the purpose of the subtitles?
How are _____ and _____ similar?
Which best describes what is shown in diagram _____?
What effect is produced by including a question at the end of the selection?
Based on the information, what is a true statement about _____?
What is the main purpose of the section title, “_______”?
In the ____ paragraph, what does the word _____ mean?
In the first paragraph, why is _______ mentioned?
At the end of the first paragraph, what is most likely the reason the author
asks two questions/
What question does the section title “________” answer?
Why is information about ______ included in the selection?
EOG Question Stems – NON-Fiction
What is the best summary of paragraph ___?
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What would be a new title that best explains the main idea?
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In the ____ paragraph, what is most likely the reason for listing…. ?
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What is the purpose of the map in this selection?
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What is the main purpose of this selection?
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In paragraph ___, what does _____ mean?
What is the purpose of putting the word ____, in italics?
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What is the section “_____” mostly about?
According to the selection, how are _____ different from _____?
What is the purpose of the bold print in the selection?
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In what kind of school report would a student best be able to use the
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information in the selection?
How is the information in this selection organized?
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The selection begins with a question. What is the autho’s purpose in
beginning the selection this way?
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What is the author trying to do in paragraph ___ of the selection?
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How are _____ and _____ alike?
What is emphasized with a diagram of a _____?
EOG Question Stems – Consumer
 How does the author organize the information?
 Where would a reader most likely find this selection?
 Who is most likely the intended audience for this selection?
 In the selection, what is the purpose of the information in
parentheses?
 What is the purpose of the subheadings?
 What is the purpose of including a list of materials needed?
 Why is the word, ___ written in quotation marks in step ____?
 Why is this selection most likely called “title”?
 What happens after step number ___?
 What is an opinion from the selection?
 What is the main effect of the author asking….?
 What should a person do to receive more information about ____?
 Why did the author most likely write “_____” in parentheses for the
selection of the title?
 What was the main benefit of _____?
 What is the source of the word______?
 In step ___, how would the ____ most likely be affected if the
instructions were ignored?
 Why are the instructions most likely included in this selection?