Comprehension Strategy: Asking and Answering Questions

NameDateCOURSE: Destination Reading IIIUNIT 1: A New Place: Moving Toward FriendshipTMComprehension Strategy: Askingand Answering QuestionsComplete the following items to practice the comprehensionstrategy for this unit.Read the title and beginning of each narrative fiction story. Answerthe questions about characters, setting, and plot. Think about whatyou want to know before you read the story. Then write your ownquestions about characters, setting, and plot.LearningObjective:• Determineappropriatequestions beforereading to improvecomprehensionof narrative fictiontexts.Annabelle and the Lost BoyAnnabelle was untying her horse outside the trading postwhen she saw the boy. He was crouched between thetrading post and the dry goods store, and he was crying.© 2008 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Your Turn is a trademark of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.1. Who is the main character of “Annabelle and the Lost Boy?”2. Your question about the characters:3. What is the setting for this story?4. Your question about the setting:5. What is Annabelle’s problem or challenge in this story?6. Your question about the plot:DestinationReading

NameDateTMThe Math TestTen-year-old Carlos woke with a gasp. He’d been having anightmare about taking a math test. Thank goodness it hadonly been a dream. He turned over to go back to sleep, butthen sat up straight in bed. He did have a math test! Today!1. What do you find out about Carlos at the beginning of this story?2. Your question about the character:3. Where and when does the beginning of this story take place?4. Your question about the setting:5. What do you know so far about the plot of the story?6. Your question about the plot:© 2008 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Your Turn is a trademark of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.DestinationReading

NameDateTMThe Mystery GuestWhen the doorbell rang, Laticia answered the door.“Ahhh!” said the vampire standing on her parents’ doorstep.“Eeek!” Laticia screamed.The vampire took off his mask and laughed. It was Pete. He lookedat Laticia’s jeans and sweatshirt. “Don’t you have a costume yet?” heasked. “The party starts in an hour.”Laticia frowned. “I was going to dress as a ballerina, but then I talked toSara, and she’s wearing the same costume.”1. Your question about the characters:2. Your question about the setting:© 2008 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Your Turn is a trademark of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.3. Your question about the plot:DestinationReading