Drawing Conclusions/Making Inferences

Careful comprehenders know how to figure things out without the

author directly telling you.
Author and Me (AM): The answer is not in the text. You will need to use the
information in the text + what you know in order to answer the question.
Beginning/
Early
Intermediate

I know ______________ because

Intermediate

I can infer ___________ as a result of

_____________.
____________.
I can conclude _______________ because
_______________.

Early
Advanced/
Advanced

As a result of knowing _______, I can

conclude ______.
Since I know __________________, I can
infer _____________.

Comparing and Contrasting

Careful comprehenders go back to the text and clarify and monitor
their understanding.
Think & Search (TS): The answer is found in more than one place in the text.
Beginning/
Early
Intermediate

Intermediate

The _______
________. The _______
________.
Both ___________ and ___________
_____________.
The _____
______. On the other hand, the
______
______.
The ____ ____. Similarly, the ________
________.

Early
Advanced/
Advanced

One difference between _____ and _____ is that

_____
_____, but*
______
______.
*whereas or in contrast can used in place of
but
_____ and ______ are similar in many ways,
including ______.

Describing (People, Places, Things)

Careful comprehenders go back to the text and clarify and monitor
their understanding.
Right There (RT): The answer is found in one place in the text.
Think & Search (TS): The answer is found in more than one place in the text.
Beginning/
Early
Intermediate
Intermediate

Early
Advanced/
Advanced

________ is _________.
________ has ________.
(person) _________ is ____________. She/He
can _________.
(places/things) _____ is ______. It has
__________.
_________ is a ________ that
________________________________.
___________ is a ______ with _________ that
can ______________.

Evaluating/Making Judgments (about

a character)

Careful comprehenders go back to the text and clarify and monitor

their understanding. Good readers also evaluate as they are
reading.
Right There (RT): The answer is found in one place in the text.
Think & Search (TS): The answer is found in more than one place in the text.
Author and Me (AM): The answer is not in the text. You will need to use the
information in the text + what you know in order to answer the question.
Beginning/
Early
Intermediate

Intermediate
Early
Advanced/
Advanced

_______ did the right/wrong thing.

______ did the right/wrong thing because
________.
I think/dont think that _____ should have
_______ because ______.
I think ____ made a ____ decision when ______
because ________.
I feel that _____s decision to _______ was
______ because_______.

Identifying Cause and Effect

Careful comprehenders go back to the text and clarify and monitor
their understanding.
Right There (RT): The answer is found in one place in the text.
Think & Search (TS): The answer is found in more than one place in the text.
Author and Me (AM): The answer is not in the text. You will need to use the
information in the text + what you know in order to answer the question.
Beginning/
Early
Intermediate
Intermediate

______________ because _______________.

___________ as a result of ___________.
__________ due to the fact that ____________.

Early
Advanced/
Advanced

As a result of ______________,
______________.
As a consequence of ____________,
____________.

Identifying Main Idea/Supporting Details

Careful comprehenders go back to the text and clarify and monitor
their understanding.
Think & Search (TS): The answer is found in more than one place in the text.
Author and Me (AM): The answer is not in the text. You will need to use the
information in the text + what you know in order to answer the question.
Beginning/
Early
Intermediate
Intermediate
Early
Advanced/
Advanced

The main idea is ______________. A detail

about this is _______.
The main idea is ______. Details to support
this are ____ and ____.
The main idea is _______.
_______,
______, and ______ are details that support
the main idea.
Since the main idea is ______, supporting
details would include _______, ______, and
______.

Sequencing
Careful comprehenders go back to the text and clarify and monitor
their understanding.
Right There (RT): The answer is found in one place in the text.
Think & Search (TS): The answer is found in more than one place in the text.
Beginning/
Early
Intermediate
Intermediate

First, _____.

Next, ______.

First, ____________.

Finally, ______.

Later, _________.

Eventually, ____________.
Early
Advanced/
Advanced

_____ had just ______ when _____________.

After that, _______.

Predicting
Careful comprehenders go back to the text and clarify and monitor
their understanding.
Good readers make many predictions on what they might think will
happen next as they are reading.
Author and Me (AM): The answer is not in the text. You will need to use the
information in the text + what you know in order to answer the question.
Beginning/
Early
Intermediate
Intermediate
Early
Advanced/
Advanced

I predict they are going to ______________.

I predict _____________.
I predict ____________ because I know
_______________.
Based on _______________, I predict
_______________.
After reading ____________, my prediction
is that ___________.

Formulating Questions
Who, What, When,
Where, Why, How
Careful comprehenders go back to the text and
clarify and monitor their understanding. Good
readers also have questions that formulate in
their minds as they read a story.
Beginning/
Early
Intermediate
Intermediate
Early
Advanced/
Advanced

What is ______?
Why is _______?
Why did ______
______, and why didnt ______
_______?
Why would __________?
If _______, then why would _______?