ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Teaching Without Frills Asking and Answering Questions About a Story: Reading Literature
When we read a story, asking questions helps us understand it better. Questions make us think about what we are reading, and that makes us smarter readers!
Questions are sentences that help us find out more information. They often start with words like who, what, when, where, why, or how. Questions always end with a question mark, like this: ?
You can ask questions before, during, and after you read a story. Here’s how:
Before you start a story, you might wonder, “Who will be in this story?” or “What will happen?” These questions help you get ready to read.
While you are reading, you can ask, “Why did that happen?” or “What will happen next?” These questions keep you curious and help you understand the story better.
When you finish reading, think about questions like, “How are the characters feeling?” or “What would happen if the story continued?” These questions help you think about the story even more.
After reading, try to answer questions about the story. You might answer:
Sometimes, you might need to look back at the story to find the answers. That’s okay! It helps you remember what you read.
By asking and answering questions before, during, and after reading, you will become a great reader. Keep practicing, and have fun exploring new stories!
Story Detective: Choose a short story to read together. Before you start, ask your child to come up with two questions they have about the story just by looking at the cover or the title. Write these questions down. As you read, pause occasionally and encourage your child to ask more questions about what is happening. After finishing the story, revisit the initial questions and see if they can answer them now. Discuss how asking questions helped them understand the story better.
Question Jar: Create a “Question Jar” using a small container. Write down question words like who, what, when, where, why, and how on separate pieces of paper and place them in the jar. After reading a story, let your child pick a question word from the jar and come up with a question related to the story using that word. This activity encourages them to think about different aspects of the story and practice forming questions.
Story Extension: After reading a story, ask your child to imagine what might happen next if the story continued. Encourage them to ask questions like, “What would the characters do next?” or “How would the story change if a new character was introduced?” Have them draw a picture or write a short paragraph about their ideas. This activity helps them think creatively and apply their questioning skills to extend the story.
**Asking and Answering Questions**
When we read, we ask and answer questions about the text. This helps us become better readers because it encourages us to think critically about what we’re reading.
Questions are sentences that seek information. Many questions start with words like who, what, when, where, why, or how, and they end with a question mark.
When you read a book, you can think of questions before, during, and after your reading. Before you read, you might wonder things like, “Who will be in this story?” or “What will happen?” While you read, you might ask, “Why did that happen?” or “What will happen next?” After you read, you might consider questions such as, “How are the characters feeling?” or “What would happen if the story continued?”
Once you finish reading, you should be able to answer questions about the text. Some questions you might answer include, “Who were the characters in the story?”, “Where and when did the story take place?”, and “What happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story?” Sometimes, you may need to refer back to the text to find the answers.
If you ask and answer questions before, during, and after your reading, you will become a great reader. Thank you for watching!
