20 Questions
20 Questions
Informational
Fiction
1. What is the topic of the selection?
2. What is the genre of the selection?
3. What elements help the reader identify the genre of the
selection?
4. What claim does the author make about the topic of the text?
5. What is the controlling idea of the text?
6. Identify text evidence to support the controlling idea of the
selection.
7. What vocabulary is defined by the author in the text?
8. What is the author’s purpose for writing the selection?
9. Identify text evidence to support the author’s purpose.
10. What tone does the author use in the selection?
11. Identify text evidence that reveals the author’s tone.
12. Identify literary devices the author uses in the selection.
13. Identify specific details the author uses to support the controlling
idea.
14. What specific purposes do the details serve?
15. How do the specific details add meaning to the text?
16. How does the author organize the text?
17. How does the organizational pattern contribute to the meaning of
the text?
18. What graphics could the author include to improve the reader’s
understanding of the text?
19. Identify the context of the selection.
20. How does the context affect the meaning of the selection?
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What thematic topics are explored in the selection?
How does the author use point of view to develop the story?
How does point of view affect the meaning of the story?
What is the primary conflict of the selection?
Identify the figurative language the author uses to reveal the
setting of the story.
6. How does the author reveal the tone of the selection?
7. Identify the details that are significant to the story’s plot.
8. Identify examples of irony, similes, and metaphors in the
selection.
9. How does the author use irony, simile, and metaphor in the
selections?
10. Identify any foreshadowing and the related plot points.
11. Identify the specific details that contribute to plot development.
12. What character traits can be used to describe the main
characters of the story?
13. Provide text evidence that reveals the character traits of the main
characters.
14. Identify text evidence that reveals character’s thoughts, feelings,
actions, and motivations.
15. Identify text evidence that reveals relationships between
characters.
16. Identify symbols and their meanings in the selection.
17. What is left unresolved at the end of the selection?
18. What is the author’s intended theme/lesson/message?
19. How does the protagonist change from beginning to end?
20. Write a complete summary of the selection.