Guided Reading Questions: Level 1

Find a page in the

How can you break What is your Who is the
What do we need to What happened in book that you didn’t
down a tricky word? favourite part of the story about?
do at a full stop? the story? like. Why didn’t
story? Why?
you like it?

What is this How can we find What does the

Who do you think is What do you think Is this a fiction or
book about? out who wrote/ cover tell us?
telling the story? might happen next? nonfiction text?
illustrated this book?

Can you spot

Did you enjoy the Is the story like any Did you learn
any patterns in Is this book What sort of books do
story? What was other books that you anything from
the language in funny? Why? you like?
your favourite part? have read? the book?
this story?

What sort of What usually

Why do authors What do pictures in
characters do we find happens to baddies
include pictures? books help us to do?
in storybooks? in fairytale stories?

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 Guided Reading Questions: Level 2
How does Who is the main
How do you know Find some words or
punctuation (e.g. character in the What happened in What made you
someone is talking phrases which tell you
full stop) help us to story? How do you the story? choose this book?
in a story? about the setting.
read for sense? know this?

Based on the cover,

What would you Which character Were you surprised by Has the author put
what do you think What is the main
like the story/text to from the story the ending? Is it what certain words in bold
the story will event in this story?
be about? interests you? you expected? or italics? Why?
be about?

What was the most What is the author’s

Can you think of Was there any part of
Can you find any exciting part of view of events in Did you enjoy the
another way to the story or text that
amazing adjectives? the story? What the story? How can book? Why?
begin this story? you didn’t like? Why?
made it success? you tell?

Where and when What sort of book What features of the What features of the
do you think the is it? How can text tell you that it is text tell you that it
story is set? you tell? an informative text? is a story?

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 Guided Reading Questions: Level 3
What strategies
Who is telling the Find some words or
would you use What voice might Where does the What happened in
story and how do phrases which tell
when you get stuck the character use? story take place? the story?
you know? you about the setting.
on a word?

How did the Does the layout and

What is the theme Why do you think
characters’ actions Why has the author colour of the text How does the author
of this story/ authors use short
affect the outcome chosen that title? have an impact on engage the reader?
text/ article? sentences?
of the story? the reader?

Which part of the Can you think of What is the genre of What was the most
When would you What did you enjoy
story best describes another story with a the story? How do exciting or interesting
use a glossary? about the story?
the setting? similar theme? you know? part? Explain why.

Have you read Where and when is Have you read

What effect does any other books
any other books in the text/story set?
the setting have on that are about the
the series/by the How does the writer
the story? same topic?
same author? show this?

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 Guided Reading Questions: Level 4
What do you Who would you like
Who is the main What is the genre of How did the Why might someone
think is going to to meet in the story?
character in the book and what character’s feelings/ choose to read
happen to the main Give reasons for
the story? are you expecting? actions change? the book?
character? your choice.

Do the events happen Where does the What is the purpose Can you find a How does the author What is technical
in time order? If writer give another of writing in bold/ page which has an make you want to vocabulary and why
not, why not? point of view? italic/boxes? interesting layout? continue reading? is it used?

List words and Find an unfamiliar

What is the book How does the author Could the information
phrases which show technical word. What is the book about? What is choose to present be presented in a more
you how the speaker Consider how it is called? Why? its purpose? information? effective way?
is feeling. used in a sentence.

How does the front Which do you

Have you been in a What did the
cover show that prefer; texts set in
similar situation to a story make you
this book is one historical times or
character in the book? think about?
in a series? modern times?

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 Guided Reading Questions: Level 5
What is happening Can you choose How do the If you made a
in the beginning/ When did the story Where did the words from the text main character’s movie of the book,
middle/end of take place? character live? to describe the main actions show their what type of music
the book? character? thoughts/feelings? would you use?

How does each Why does the author

How do headings How has the author How has the author
section of the story How does the author use short sentences
help when you used a variety of used repetition, similes
begin? Why do you ensure cohesion? at the climax of
scan a text? sentence structures? and metaphors?
think this? the story?

Which bullet points

How would you Why has the author What can you tell
are fact and which What are the main Who is the text
explain the story to used humour about the viewpoint of
are opinion? How do themes of the book? aimed at?
a younger child? in the text? the author?
you know?

Would this text Imagine the book is How do you think

Can you think of
work in a different being turned into a the author and
another story that has
historical or film, can you design illustrator worked
a similar theme?
cultural setting? a poster? together?

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