Questions to

ask if you
need to recall
information.

Questions to
ask to
understand
the
information.

Questions to
ask when you
are applying,
skills, rules,
or techniques
to solve a
problem. (To
solve a
problem in a
way you
already know
or a new way)

Questions to
ask, when you
are examining
the situation
and making
new
connections
and finding
evidence to
support your
thinking.

Questions to
ask, when
youre
creating or
changing
something to
find an
alternative
solution.

Question to
ask, when you
want to justify
or prove your
idea(s) using
your work as
a foundation.

R1 Who was
the main
character?
R2 What is the
setting of the
novel?
R3 Describe
what happened
when?
R4 How did
_____ happen?
R5 Who was it
that?
R6 What is the
genre of the
book?
R7 Describe the
main character.
R8 When did
______ happen?
R9 What
happened
after?
R10 List the
most important
characters.

U1 Can you
explain why?
U2 Describe the
main character?
U3 Explain the
plot of the
story.?
U4 Discuss
what the main
characters
decision to...?
U5 How would
you
compare ?
U6 What was
your
interpretation
of?
U7 Write a
brief outline of
what happened
in the book?
U8 Can you
clarify the
characters
biggest choice
in the story
was?

A1 What would
have happened
if.. ?
A2 What is the
value of the
theme?
A3 How is the
characters
belief system
presented in
the story?
A4 Can you
illustrate what
the main
problem was in
the story?
A6 What
questions would
you ask the
author?
A7 What
questions would
you ask a
character from
the book?

E1 What
inferences can
you make about
the character
based on their
decisions in the
novel?
E2 How is this
character
similar to a
different
character?
E3 How is this
novel similar to
another novel
we read?
E4 Can you
distinguish
between the
main character
and another the
antagonist in
the story?
E5 What events
in the story did
not have to
occur for the
plot to stay the
same?
E6 What was
the turning

C1 Can you
propose an
alternative?
C2 How would
you improve?
C3 Can you
think of a
different
resolution to
the main
problem in the
story ? How
would this have
changed the
novel?
C4 How would
you have
rewritten the
ending of the
story to have a
different final
outcome?
C5 Can you
defend the
characters
decision when
they?
C6 Can you
determine the
characters
motivation to...?

J1 How would
you prove or
disprove your
thoughts on .?
J2 How would
you justify the
characters
decision to?
J3 How does
the theme of
the novel apply
to our lives?
J4 Think about
the climax in
the novel...what
choice would
you have made
as the character
and how would
that have
changed the
story?
J5 What
evidence can
you find to
prove that the
theme of the
novel is?
J6 Think of the
5 most
important

point in the
story?
E7 Why did
_____ have to
occur?

C7 Do you
believe the
authors
statement
about the
theme?

characters in
the novel.
Prioritize them
for most
important to
least and prove
your thinking.
J7 What
judgements can
you make about
the author of
the book based
on the story?