Homework Questions (Quarter 2)

Homework Questions (Quarter 2):

Answer the question in complete sentences (you MUST restate the question in your answer). Make sure you have answered ALL parts of the question! Example for Answering Question 4: One text feature I found in the book titled “Owls” is a photograph. The photograph helped me to better understand what barn owls look like. The second text feature I found was a diagram. The diagram showed me the stages of an owl’s digestive process.

Non-Fiction 1) What is the central message (main idea)? Give 2 details that support the central idea. 2) What is a new vocabulary word you found in the text? What does it mean? What context clues helped you determine the meaning? 3) What connections do you have with this text? Explain. 4) Find 2 text features that were used. How did each one help you understand the text? 5) How was the text or paragraphs organized? (description, chronological order, compare/contrast) Why did the author select this to write the book? 6) Why did the author write this book (author’s purpose)? (entertain, inform, or persuade) Give evidence to support your answer. 7) Do you consider this story a current event or a historical event? Use 2 details from the text to support your answer. 8) What are two key ideas in the book? Use a detail from the text to support each key idea.

Fiction 9) What is the central message (main idea)? Give 2 details that support the central idea. 10) Who is the speaker: a narrator (3rd person) or one of the characters (1st person)? How did you know? 11) Who is the main character? Give two character traits that describe the main character. Give evidence from the text to support your answer. 12) List an example of figurative language used. What did it mean? 13) What connections do you have with this text? Explain. 14) What do you predict will happen next in the book? Why? 15) Give this story a new title. Explain why the new title is a good choice. 16) Why did the author write this book (author’s purpose)? (entertain, inform, or persuade) Give evidence to support your answer. 17) Compare one character’s reaction to another. Use two key details from the story to support your answer. 18) How is this book similar to another by the same author? Different? Give details to support your answer.