Asking and Answering Questions: A Guide for Kindergarteners

Question 1

Which question helps us find out who the person is in the story?

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Who is the main character?

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Where does the character live?

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What is the character's favorite thing to do?

Question 2

Which question can be answered by looking at the picture on the page?

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What is happening in the picture?

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Why did the character do that?

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What will happen next?

Question 3

Which question is about where the story takes place?

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Where does the story happen?

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Who is the main character?

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What problem does the main character have?

Question 4

The sentence 'The boy ran' tells us what the boy did.

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True

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False

Question 5

If you don't know the answer to a question about the story, what should you do?

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Ask your teacher or a friend

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Make it up

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Look at the pictures

Question 6

Which question is a 'yes' or 'no' question?

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Is the main character a girl?

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What is the main character's favorite food?

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What happens when the main character wins the game?

Question 7

Why is it important to ask questions about a story?

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To learn more about the story

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To make the story more exciting

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To impress the teacher

Question 8

What should you do if you have a question about a story?

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Ask your teacher or a friend

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Don't ask

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Pretend you know the answer

Question 9

Which of these is a good way to answer a question?

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With a full sentence

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With one word

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With a hand gesture

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With a drawing

Question 10

Read the sentence: The car is red. What kind of question is this?

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Literal question

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Guessing question

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Thinking question

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Silly question

Question 11

Read the sentence: The sky was blue. What question can you ask about this sentence?

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What color was the sky?

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Why was the sky blue?

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What shape was the sky?

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Where was the sky?

Question 12

Which of these is a good way to answer a question?

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Use clues from the story

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Make a guess

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Repeat the question

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Ignore the question

Question 13

When we read a story, we can ask different kinds of questions. Which of these questions asks about something that we can guess or infer from the story?

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Why is the character feeling sad?

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What is the main character's favorite food?

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Where does the story take place?

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What happens at the end of the story?

Question 14

When we read a story, we can ask different kinds of questions. Which of these questions asks about the reader's opinion of the story?

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Which character do you like the most?

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What is the main character's goal?

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How would you describe the setting of the story?

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What is the main message of the story?

Question 15

What is the purpose of asking questions about a story?

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To help you understand the story better

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To make the story more interesting

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To show off how smart you are

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To annoy the teacher

Question 16

When answering a question about a story, it's important to:

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Use evidence from the text to support your answer

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Make up your own answer

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Guess what the teacher wants to hear

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Copy the answer from your friend

Question 17

What is the difference between a question and an answer?

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A question asks something, while an answer provides information.

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A question is long, while an answer is short.

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A question has a question mark, while an answer has a period.

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There is no difference between a question and an answer.

Question 18

Which of these is a good strategy for answering questions about a story?

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Read the story carefully before answering the questions.

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Answer the questions in the order they appear in the story.

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Guess the answers if you don't know them.

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Copy the answers from someone else.

Question 19

When you ask a question, how should your voice sound at the end?

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Go up like a question mark

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Go down like a period

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Stay the same like a comma

Question 20

Read the sentence: 'The dog ran quickly across the room.' Which question is most directly answered by this sentence?

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How fast did the dog run?

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Where did the dog run?

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Why did the dog run?

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What color was the dog?

Question 21

Read the paragraph: 'The sun was shining brightly, and the birds were singing happily.' What can you guess from this paragraph?

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It is a nice day.

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It is a cloudy day.

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It is raining.

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It is snowing.

Question 22

Which of these is a helpful way to find the answer to a question?

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Reread the text carefully.

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Ask a friend for help.

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Guess what the answer might be.

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Ignore the text and just think about the question.

Question 23

What kind of question helps us find the most important parts of a story?

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Main idea question

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Why question

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Prediction question

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Opinion question

Question 24

How should you answer a question about a story?

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With things from the story

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With your thoughts

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With things from another book

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With a guess

Question 25

Which of these is NOT a question you can ask about a story?

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What is the author's favorite color?

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What is the problem in the story?

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How is the problem solved?

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What is the main idea of the story?

Question 26

Why is it helpful to ask questions about a story?

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To understand the story better

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To make the story more fun

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To show off for the teacher

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To waste time

Question 27

What is the difference between a details question and a guessing game question?

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Details questions are about things in the story, while guessing game questions are about the author's thoughts.

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Guessing game questions are about things in the story, while details questions are about the author's thoughts.

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Details questions are about the characters in the story, while guessing game questions are about the setting.

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Guessing game questions are about the story's plot, while details questions are about the story's theme.

Question 28

Which of these is an opinion question?

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What do you think of the story?

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What is the main idea of the story?

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What is the name of the main character?

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Why did the character do that?

Question 29

How can you ask a good question about a story?

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Use words and ideas from the story

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Ask a very broad question

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Ask a very specific question

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Ask a question that is not about the story

Question 30

Imagine you have a story. What kind of question could you ask about the story?

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Where does the main character go?

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Is it raining today?

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How old is the President?

Question 31

You read the sentence: 'The kitty is sitting on the rug.' What question can you answer using this sentence?

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What is the kitty sitting on?

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What color is the kitty?

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Where is the dog?

Question 32

Which question asks you to share your thoughts?

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What's your favorite color?

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Where is the library?

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Who kicked the winning goal?

Question 33

What does the word 'because' tell you about a question?

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It asks why something happened

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It asks what something looks like

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It asks what you think

Question 34

You read the sentence: 'The girl is happy because she got a new toy.' Which question answers the 'because' question?

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Why is the girl happy?

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What did the girl get?

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Where did the girl get the toy?

Question 35

Which question asks you to guess what will happen next?

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What's going to happen next?

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What happened at the start?

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Who is the main character?

Question 36

You read the sentence: 'The boy ran to the store.' Which question asks for more details about the boy?

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Why did the boy run?

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Where did the boy go?

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What did the boy buy?

Question 37

Which question asks you to tell the most important part of a story?

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What's the main idea of the story?

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What happened at the beginning of the story?

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Who are the characters in the story?

Question 38

Which type of question asks you to guess what might happen next in the story?

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Predicting question

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Direct answer question

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Fact question

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Opinion question

Question 39

Which question asks you to share your favorite part of the story?

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Which part did you like the most?

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What happened at the start of the story?

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Where did the story take place?

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Why did the main character do that?

Question 40

Which question asks about what happened next in the story?

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What happened after the dog met the cat?

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What kind of animal is the main character?

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Why did the main character go on the journey?

Question 41

Which question makes you think about how the story connects to your own life?

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How does this story remind you of your own experiences?

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What was the main character's favorite food?

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What does the title of the story mean?

Question 42

Which question asks about a small detail in the story?

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What color was the bird's feathers?

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What was the main problem in the story?

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What is the message of the story?

Question 43

Which question asks you to share your thoughts about the story?

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What did you think of the ending?

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What happened in the middle of the story?

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What was the main idea of the story?

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Who was the main character in the story?

Question 44

What type of question asks about information that we can find directly in the text?

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Literal question

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Evaluative question

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Inferential question

Question 45

Which type of question asks about information that is not directly stated and requires us to use our own thinking to answer?

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Inferential question

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Literal question

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Comparative question

Question 46

What type of question asks about our own thoughts or opinions about the text?

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Evaluative question

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Inferential question

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Summarizing question

Question 47

Which of these is an example of a literal question?

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What is the name of the main character in the story?

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What is the main character's favorite food?

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What is the author's opinion of the main character?

Question 48

Read this sentence: 'The cat ran quickly through the park.' Which of these questions can be answered using evidence from this sentence?

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How fast was the cat running?

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What color was the cat?

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Why was the cat running?

Question 49

Which of these is a good question to ask about the character's feelings?

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How did the character feel when they lost their best friend?

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What color was the character's hair?

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What was the character's favorite food?

Question 50

Which of these is a good question to ask about the main idea of the story?

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What is the main lesson that we can learn from this story?

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Who are the main characters in the story?

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Where does the story take place?