Rules for asking smart questions about informational text (Grade 1)

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 What is the topic? Always start by figuring out what the reading is mainly about.
• 🤔 What do I already know? Think about what you already know about the topic before you start reading.
• 📝 What do I want to learn? Have a question in mind as you read.
• ✅ Look for answers: Read carefully to find answers to your questions.
• 💡 Ask 'Why?' and 'How?' These questions help you understand *why* things happen and *how* they work.

🤔 Practice Quiz

1. What's the first thing you should do when you start reading an informational text?
   1. Read the last sentence.
   2. Figure out what the topic is.
   3. Look at the pictures.
2. Before you start reading, what should you think about?
   1. What you already know about the topic.
   2. What you want to eat for lunch.
   3. What your friend is doing.
3. What kind of questions help you understand why things happen?
   1. "Who?" questions.
   2. "Why?" questions.
   3. "Where?" questions.
4. When you are reading, what should you be looking for?
   1. Answers to your questions.
   2. Pictures of animals.
   3. Words that rhyme.
5. Asking "How?" questions helps you understand...
   1. Who is talking.
   2. How things work.
   3. What color something is.
6. If the topic is "Frogs," what's a good question to ask BEFORE reading?
   1. What do frogs eat?
   2. Do frogs wear hats?
   3. Can frogs sing?
7. What should you do if you don't understand something you read?
   1. Ask a friend for help.
   2. Read it again carefully.
   3. Draw a picture.