Transcript Question Answer Relationships

Question Answer
Relationships
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The Four Types of Questions
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Right There
Think and Search
Author and Me
On My Own
Right There
• The answer is usually located in one
sentence and is EASY TO FIND. The
reader will find some of the same
words in the answer that are in the
question. The information is
EXPLICITLY stated
• LITERAL and RIGHT IN THE TEXT
• ON THE LINE
Think and Search
• The answer is located in more than
one sentence or paragraph. The
reader must PUT different parts of
the text TOGETHER to find the
answer. The information is stated in
the text and the reader answers the
question by PUTTING it TOGETHER.
• LITERAL and RIGHT IN THE TEXT
• ON SEVERAL LINES
Author and Me
• The answer is IMPLIED and is not
stated in the text. The reader must
access PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF
INFORMATION provided by the
author and make an inference. The
answer to the question is
IMPLICITELY STATED.
• IMPLIED and NOT IN THE TEXT
• BETWEEN THE LINES
On My Own
• The answer is not located in the text.
The reader can even answer the
question WITHOUT reading the
text. You need to use your OWN
EXPERIENCES to answer the
questions.
• EVALUATIVE and NOT IN THE
TEXT
• BEYOND THE LINES
David Text
David woke up fifteen minutes late. As soon as he
saw the clock, he jumped out of bed and headed for
the shower, afraid he'd miss the bus again. He
looked in the dryer for his favorite jeans, but they
were actually still in the washing machine. "Dang! I
told my sister to put my stuff in the dryer! Now
what am I gonna wear today?" After settling for a
pair of baggy shorts and a Hilfiger rugby shirt, he
grabbed a bag of chips and a soda from the kitchen,
and search frantically for his history book. When
he found it, he put it in his backpack, along with his
breakfast, his hat, and his lucky deck of cards. As
he ran to the bus stop, he told himself, "I will not
stay up late watching wrestling anymore!"
Right There Questions
A question whose answer is right in the
text and is easy to find. All you have to
do is locate it and copy it down. It is
usually found in one place or sentence.
The information is explicitly stated.
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What did David do as soon as he saw the
clock?
What did he tell himself as he ran to the
bus stop?
Think and Search Questions
A question whose answer is in the text,
but you have to pull it together from
different parts of the text. You can't
simply copy down the answer from one
place. The answers the question by putting
it together.
1. How did David get ready to leave the
house?
2. What did David look for before he left
the house?
Author and Me Questions
A question whose answer is not in the text
itself. The answer is implied. The reader
must access prior knowledge of the
information provided by the author and
make an inference. The answer to the
question is implicitly stated.
1. Where was David going that morning?
2. At what time of day was David getting
ready to go?
On My Own Questions
A question whose answer is not in the text
itself. The reader can even answer the
question without reading the story.
However, the question is based on some
aspect or idea of the story. You need to
use your own experiences to answer the
questions.
1. Should teenagers be able to watch TV
on school nights?
2. Should parents always wake their kids up
in the morning?