Transcript Question-Answer Relationships

QRA
What is QAR?
Question-Answer Relationships
• It is a strategy to help you when you
are answering questions about a
reading selection.
• It will help you see the relationship
between questions and answers.
• It explains the types of questions you
will see on reading tests and where to
look for the answer.
What are the 4 levels of questions?
• Right There!
• Think and Search!
• Author and You!
• On My Own!
Where To Find the Answers
In The Book
In My Head
In the Book
Right There
Think and Search
The answer is in the text,
usually easy to find. The
words used to make up
the question and words
used to answer the
question are Right There
in the same sentence.
(Putting it Together)
The answer is in the story,
but you need to put
together different story
parts to find it. Words for
the question and words for
the answer are not found
in the same sentence.
They come from different
parts of the text.
In My Head
Author and You
On My Own
The answer is not in the
story. You need to
think about what you
already know, what
the author tells you in
the text, and how it
fits together.
The answer is not in the
story. You can even
answer the question
without reading the
story. You need to
use your won
experience.
Alien Invaders
1 Americans first saw kudzu at the 1876 Centennial Exposition. The
Exposition was a huge fair. Countries from around the world set up exhibits.
Visitors loved the kudzu vine’s lavender blue flowers and its sweet grape-like
scent at the Japanese pavilion.
2 Soon kudzu seemed to be everywhere. People bought the vines for their
homes. Farmers fed it to livestock. The Soil Conservation Service told
people to use it to prevent erosion—the washing away of soil by water.
3 Kudzu had fewer natural enemies in America than it did in Japan, and it
adapted amazingly well to its new home. Now kudzu covers more than 2 million
acres in the South. Each plant grows up to 100 feet (30 m) per year.
4 This is good for kudzu, but bad for other species. Invading kudzu uses
resources that native species need to survive. And vines can quickly cover
buildings, bridges, and even power lines. No wonder some people call kudzu
“the vine that ate the South!”
Type 1 (Right There) When did Americans first see kudzu?
Type 2 (Think and Search) How was kudzu used?
Type 3 (Author and You) What might you do to eliminate kudzu?
Type 4 (On My Own) Imagine you could bring an alien invader to your
town, what would it be?
QUESTION-STEMS
FOR
QAR - QUESTION ANSWER RELATIONSHIPS
Right There
In the Book
On the Printed Page
Name . . .
List . . .
Identify . . .
Who is/are . . .
Where is . . .
What is . . .
When is . . .
How many . . .
When did . . .
Who did . . .
Where did . . .
What did . . .
Think and Search
In My Head
My Prior Knowledge
Give examples of . . .
Retell . . .
What made . . .
Why did . . .
The reason for . . .
Tell ways these are alike . . .
Tell how these are different . . .
What is the reason for . . .
Summarize . . .
Explain
Author and You
Author Implied
Read Between the Lines
Show how . . .
Make . . .
State what is next . . .
Imagine what if . . .
The solution might be . . .
Judge . . .
Consider . . .
Originate .