QUESTION ANSWER RELATIONSHIP
CedarBridge Academy, February 2009
Do Now:
Do you ever feel like you don’t
understand a question on a test?
If you understood questions better,
how would it change your
understanding of concepts and
performance on tests?
QAR Training
Our goal is to help you become stronger learners,
but you are responsible for the learning…
Why focus on Questions?
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Responding to questions is how you
demonstrate that you have learned the
required information.
Questions help to guide
 Your
learning focus
 Your interaction with text
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Identify questions that
 Model
standardized exam questions
 Stimulate higher level thinking
We want you to ask more questions… and learn more!
Why use the strategy?
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Even Einstein asked Questions!
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Question – Answer – Relationship
 What
type of question is being asked?
 What kind of thinking is needed to
answer?
Text Based Questions
Right There
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The answer is in the
text.
The words used to
make up the question
and words used to
answer the question
are found in the same
sentence.
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Think and Search
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The answer is in the
selection, but you need
to put together
different pieces of
information to find it.
The answer comes
from different places
in the selection.
Reader Based Questions
On My Own
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The answer is not in
the text. You can
answer the question
without even reading
the text. The answer is
based solely on your
own experiences and
knowledge.
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Author and You
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The answer is not in
the story. You need to
think about what you
already know, what
the author tells you,
and how it fits
together.
Right
There
Think and
Search
QAR
Author
and Me
On My
Own
Let’s Practice…
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When lighting a match, it is important to
follow these steps carefully. First, tear
one match out of the matchbook. Second,
close the matchbook cover. Third, strike
the match against the rough strip on the
outside of the matchbook. Finally, after
the match has been used blow it out
carefully, and be sure it is cool before
you throw it away.
QAR Examples
QAR
Author and
Me
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Think and
Search
Right There
On My Own
1) What is the first step in correctly lighting a
match? (Right There)
2) Why should you be sure the match is cool before
you throw it away? (On My Own)
3) What should you do after a match has been
used and it is still burning? (Right There)
Let’s Practice…

When lighting a match, it is important to
follow these steps carefully. First, tear
one match out of the matchbook. Second,
close the matchbook cover. Third, strike
the match against the rough strip on the
outside of the matchbook. Finally, after
the match has been used blow it out
carefully, and be sure it is cool before
you throw it away.
QAR Examples
QAR
Author and
Me
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Think and
Search
Right There
On My Own
4) Why should you close the cover before striking
the match? (Author and Me)
5) What do you strike the match against to light it?
(Right There)
6) Create a short children’s story about how to
avoid the dangers of playing with matches. (On My
Own)
Experiencing the process…
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Read the article “Bacteria: The Good, the
Bad, and the Stinky”
Answer QAR questions 1-8, paying close
attention to your thinking process.
Break:
BREAK5 mins
Developing Questions
“…students can
learn to ask the
four different
types of
questions, and
the questioning
process can be
transferred
from teacher to
learner.”
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Choose a sample article to work
with…
With a partner, use the question
prompts to write four (4) questions
about the article, one for each QAR.
Find a pair from another table,
compare questions. What did you
learn about the types of questions?
Think and Share
a) Which type of question did you prefer
answering? Why?
b) How can your new knowledge help you to
better understand and respond to questions?
The ball is in your corner!
Now take what you have learned… and
use it to help you in all of your classes.