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High School Task Cards For Reading

The document provides sample high school level questions to assess student comprehension of texts. The questions are organized into categories including main idea, methods of development, relevant supporting details, character and plot development, cause and effect, compare and contrast, vocabulary in context, and analyzing and evaluating information. The questions are designed to test student understanding of key elements of stories, articles, and other texts like main topics, central ideas, character traits, relationships between ideas, meaning of words in context, and validity of information presented.

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High School Task Cards For Reading

The document provides sample high school level questions to assess student comprehension of texts. The questions are organized into categories including main idea, methods of development, relevant supporting details, character and plot development, cause and effect, compare and contrast, vocabulary in context, and analyzing and evaluating information. The questions are designed to test student understanding of key elements of stories, articles, and other texts like main topics, central ideas, character traits, relationships between ideas, meaning of words in context, and validity of information presented.

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HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS

MAIN IDEA METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT


(LA. A. 2.4.1) (LA. A. 2.4.1)
• What is the main idea of this article? • What would an additional paragraph at the end of this passage most
• What would be another good title for the article? likely be about?
• Based on all the information given, how does each piece contribute to • What is the connection between in paragraph _____
the idea that_______________? and in paragraph ?
• Which sentence gives the best summary? • Why does the author connect the ideas of and ?
• Which statement best describes the lesson/moral of this story? • How has the order in which the author arranged this passage about
• What is the primary topic in the article? helped the reader understand ?
• What is the essential message in the article/story? • Why did the author begin this passage by saying ?
• What is the central idea of the article? • Why did the author use to develop this text?
• What is the main goal of ? • Why did the author conclude this passage by saying “ ?”
• What would happen if had been changed to ?
• What happened after ?
RELEVANT SUPPORTING DETAILS • How did the author organize the ___ paragraph?
• Which sentence best characterizes ‘s attitude toward ? • How does the author develop the information in this article?
• How does support the idea that ? • Which organizational pattern does the author use in this
• How can the reader prove the idea that is the main idea passage/article/essay?
of this text? • The author uses paragraph subheadings to divide the article
because____________?

HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS

CHARACTER & PLOT DEVELOPMENT, VALIDITY & RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION


POINT OF VIEW, SETTING; (L.A. A.2.4.7)
CONFLICT RESOLUTION; TONE
(LA. E.2.4.1) • Which sentence from the article best illustrates the__________?
• Which statement best indicates that_________________?
• What is the main conflict in the essay? • What qualifies __________as an expert to provide information
about_____________?
• When is the central conflict between ____ and _____ introduced in the
story/poem? • According to the information, what is the MOST VALID argument for
___________?
• How does _____'s character change from the beginning to the end of ___?
• Which statement best supports the idea that_____________?
• What words/phrases create the tone of _____?
• What is the greatest benefit of ?
• How does the setting add to the feeling that ______?
• What evidence supports _____________________________?
• What word best describes the character?
• What is the best evidence that ?
• Which pair of words best describes _______?
• According to the evidence in the article, ______________?
• What is ______’s opinion of__________?
• What does the author use to support the points he/she makes
• How do ______’s comments contribute to the development of the story/article?
about___________?
• Read this quotation from the passage.
• The author appears qualified to claim that________ because he______?
“________________________________”
Which literary device does the author use in this quotation? • What arguments does the author use to ______________?

HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS

CAUSE/EFFECT VOCABULARY/CONTEXT CLUES


(LA. E. 2.2.1) (LA. A. 1.4.2)

• In this text, what does “ “ mean?


• What caused to ? • What does the author mean by saying, “ ?”
• What was the effect of ? • Which words help the author convey the meaning that ?
• Why did happen to ? • How do the words _____in the title relate to the information in the article?
• How did the conflict between _________and _____________begin ? • What does the author imply by saying “ ?”
• What is the main reason/cause that happens? • The origin of is the root , meaning .
• Which factor forces/influences ? What does mean?
• Why does the author describe the character as ? • Read the quotation from the article:
• What is the most likely reason_____________? “ “
In which sentence does the word have the same
meaning as in the quotation above?
• Read the quotation from the article:
“ “
What does the phrase reveal about the narrator’s view of the situation?
HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS

COMPARE/CONTRAST ANALYZE/EVALUATE INFORMATION


(LA. A. 2.2.7) (LA. A. 2.4.4)
• How are and similar? • Based on all information given, how does each part add to the idea that
• How are and different? ?
• Why does the author compare and in this passage? • How do and suggest the central idea
• How does the comparison between and help to illustrate that ?
? • According to the information given (including the chart, graph, etc.) about
• What advantage did have over ? , which pair of ____would_________________?
• In what way is an appropriate comparison? • People who read this article will learn to/that ?
• Why did have more than ? • How does the concept in article relate to the concept in the
• What do and have in common? article ? Use details from and to support your
• How is ‘s attitude toward answer.
like his/her attitude toward ? • What factors should _____consider when making decisions about____?
• How does the concept in article relate to the concept in the • Read this sentence from the passage/article
article ? Use details from and to support your answer. “____________________________”
Explain how the author’s own experiences support this idea.

HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS


HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS
SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE/POINT OF VIEW (LA. A. 2.4.8)
(LA. A. 2.4.2)

• Based on all information given, how does each part add to the idea that
• How does the author persuade the to ? ?
• What is the author’s point of view about ? • How do and suggest the central idea
• What is the author’s purpose for saying ? that ?
• How does the author’s experience lead to ? • According to the information given (including the chart, graph, photograph
• The author wants the reader to think . caption, etc…) about , explain ________?
• With which statement would the author most likely agree? • People who read this article will learn to/that ?
• Which feature would the author value the most? • How does the concept in article relate to the concept in the
• What is the author’s attitude toward ? article ? Use details from and to support your
• Which statement best describes what the author probably thinks about answer.
? • What information supports the conclusion that____________?
• What type of article did the author most likely intend________ to be? • What leads the reader to believe that_____________?
• The author discusses ________ because _____________?

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