Fiction Questions

• Who are the main characters in this story?
• Who are the secondary characters?
• Describe how your character is feeling. Why do you think that?
• Is there something that you notice your character doing, again and again?
• What do you think will happen in this story? What makes you think that?
• Where does this story take place, or happen?
• What is the problem in the story?
• Did any of the characters try to solve the problem? How? Explain what they did.
• Retell what happened in the story.
• Can you describe a character from the story? Why would you describe them like that?
• Did you like the ending? Why or why not?
• What do you think would happen in the next story?
• Do the characters or things that happen remind you of anything in your own life or another book?
• Is there a message or lesson to be learned in this book? What do you think it is and why?

Nonfiction Questions

• Why did you choose to read about this topic?
• What do you already know about this topic?
• What have you learned so far from your reading? Use your own words to explain!
• Have you learned anything from the pictures? Share what you learned.
• What do you think the author wants you to know about this topic?
• How is the information organized in this book? Do you notice a pattern in each section?
• What do you think the book is mostly about? (Main Idea)
• What do you think the chapter is mostly about? What sentences of the book support that idea? (Main Idea & Supporting Details)
• What text features did you see in this book?
• How do you the text features in the book help you to better understand this topic?
• What is the most interesting thing you learned in this book? Why did you find it interesting?
• What questions do you still have about this topic?
• Is there another book that has similar information to this book?