mCLASS TRC Written Comprehension Question Stems

Level

Standard

RL.1.3

What made (tell something that happened in the story)? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.3

How did (tell something that happened in the story)? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.7

Why do you think (tell something that happened in the story)? Use details from the pictures or from the story in your
answer.

RL.1.6

Read this from the story, (sentence where a character speaks). Who says this and why? Use parts of the story in your
answer.

RL.1.7

Why did (tell something that happened in the story)? Use details from the pictures or from the story in your answer.

RL.1.3

What do you think will happen the next time if (event)? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RI.1.8

(Provide a statement from the text) What would happen if ________ didnt ________? Use parts of the book in your
answer.

RI.1.1

Why do you think (provide a statement from the text) is important? Use parts of the book in your answer.

RL1.4

What did (tell something a character did or said) tell you about the character? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.3

List three settings/places in the story. Tell one or more things that happen in each place. Use parts of the story in your
answer.

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RL.1.4

(Have the child reread a page) How do you think (name a character) was feeling? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.3

How did ______ help (name a character) change his/her feelings? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.6

Who tells the story? How do you know? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.3

What happens when (name something that happened in the story)? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.3

Why did (name something that happened in the story)? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RI.1.3

Tell how (something described or shown in the text) and (something else described or shown in the text) are different. Use
parts of the book in your answer.

RI.1.7

Describe (something that the book provide details about). Use parts of the book in your answer.

RL.1.4

Read this sentence from the story, (Provide a sentence where a character speaks) What was he/she feeling when he/she
said this? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.3

Tell what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

RL.1.3

How did (name a character) solve his/her problem? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL1.1

What does (name a character) do that cannot happen for real? Use parts of the story in your answer.
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RL1.3

How can you tell that (name a character) was (provide a character trait)? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.2

What lesson does (name a character) learn in the story? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.4

Write some words from the story that show (name a character) is (name a feeling)?

RI.1.7

Write three things _______ does in (name a location from the text).

RI.1.1

Tell two or more things that happen at (name a location from the book).

RL.1.1

Tell how (name a character) acts when (something happens). Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL1.3

What is (name a character)s problem? How is the problem solved? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.1

Tell about the beginning and end of the story.

RL1.1

Why did (name a character) (an action) in the story? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.4

What words from the story show that (name a character) was feeling ___________?

RL.1.2

What lesson does this story teach? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RI.1.8

The author says ______________________. Use parts of the book to show this is true.

RI.1.3

Tell why (the title) is a good title for this book. Use parts of the book in your answer.

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RL.1.3

What is the problem and the solution in this story? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.3

Describe how (characters from the story) feel and why they feel this way. Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.2

What lesson does (character) learn in this story? Use parts of the story in your answer.

RL.1.7

How did you find out (something from the story)? Use details from the pictures or from the story in your answer.

RL.1.3

Tell what happens in this story. Tell about the beginning, the middle and the end.

RL.1.7

How do (character) and (character) fell when (event)? Use details from the pictures and from the story in your answer.

RI.1.5

Look for the heading ___________. List four facts about (topic from heading pages) from this part of the book.

RI.1.3

Why are/is _________ different from (another fact/detail from the text--comparing information)? Use parts of the book in
your answer

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RL.2.3

Tell what (character) does and says when (event). Use details from the story in your answer.

RL.2.2

What important lesson can we learn from the characters in the story? Use details from the story in your answer

RL.2.3

What is the problem and the solution in the story? Use details from the story in your answer.

RL.2.3

How does (character) (something the character does in the story)? Use details from the story in your answer.

RL.2.5

Describe what happens in the story. Tell what happens in the beginning, the middle and the end.

RL.2.3

What two problems do (character/characters) have in the beginning of the story? What are the solutions? Use details from
the story in your answer.

RL.2.7

What are two reasons (character/characters) (something they did in the story)? Use details from the pictures and from the
story in your answer.

RI.2.6

The author says _______ is (word describing first blank). What is another word to describe _______? Use details from the
book in your answer.

RI.2.2

Describe how (topic from the book works or is used). Use details from the book in your answer.

RL.2.1

Describe what (character) does and why. Use details from the story in your answer.

RL.2.3

Explain how (character) feels at the end of the story. Use details from the story in your answer.

RL.2.1

Explain why (character) did (something they did in the story). Use details from the book in your answer.

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RL.2.2

What lesson does this fable teach? Use details from the story in your answer.

RI.2.5

How did the (name a text feature) in this book help you understand the text? Use details from the book in your answer.

RI.2.6

What is another good title for this book? Use details from the book in your answer.

RL.2.5

What happens in the beginning, the middle and the end of the text? Use details from the book in your answer.

RL.2.3

At first, how does (character) feel about (something from the story)? How do they feel about it later? Use details from the
story in your answer.

RI.2.6

Explain why the author wrote this book. Use details from the book in your answer.

RI.2.3

Describe two or more effects of ________. Use details from the book in your answer.

RL.3.3

What does (character) do differently as ______ happens in the story? Use details from the text to support your answer.

RL.3.2

What lesson does (character) learn? Use details from the text to support your answer.

RI.3.1

How can/does (something taught from the text) be used/helpful? Use details from the text to support your answer.

RI.3.3

Why do you think (confirming something taught from the text)? Use details from the text to support your answer.

RL.3.3

Explain why (something from the story that is important) is important to the characters. Use details from the text to support

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RL.3.6

Describe how the characters feel when they (event). Use details from the text to support your answer.

RI.3.6

Do you think (confirming something said/taught from the story)? Use details from the text to support your answer.

RI.3.8

In what ways can (topic from text) help ______? Use details from the text to support your answer.

RL.3.4

Read this sentence from the story: (include sentence from text). Explain the meaning of (word/phrase from the sentence)
as it is used in the sentence.

RL.3.3

How do (character)s character traits help him/her (event)? Use details from the text to support your answer.

RI.3.7

Describe a (something taught from the text).Use details from the pictures or from the text to support your answer.

RI.3.3

Describe the steps in (something taught from text). Use details from the text to support your answer.

RL.4.1

Explain what (character) does when they think something is wrong. Use specific details from the text to support your
answer.

RL.4.3

Describe how you know (characters) are ___________. Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

RI.4.3

Explain (an event, procedure, different ways something can happen). Use specific details from the text to support your
answer.

RI.4.2

Write a summary of the text. Include the main idea and three or more details.

RL.4.3

Describe how (character)s feelings change throughout the story. Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

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RL.4.1

The text says that (character) was (word describing character). What other words describe (character)? Use specific
details from the text to support your answer.

RI.4.8

The author writes about (topic or list of things author taught/wrote about). List three more items/ideas about the topic and
explain why they are important. Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

RI.4.1

Read this sentence from the book: (provide sentence from the text). What two items found in the text do you think might
be the most important? Why do you think so? Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

RL.4.3

Describe how (character) likely feels when (event). Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

RL.4.1

How do you think the (characters) felt after (event)? Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

RI.4.5

Describe the order of events that take place when (event from text). Use specific details from the text to support your
answer.

RI.4.4

Read this sentence from the book: (provide sentence from text that includes a vocabulary word). List at least two clues
from the text that help you know what (vocabulary word from text) means.

RL.5.1

Explain how (character) felt after (event). How do you know? Use three specific phrases or sentences from the text show
they might have felt this way.

RL.5.4

Read this sentence from the text: (provide sentence from text that includes a vocabulary word). What does the word
(vocab word from text) mean in this story? Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

RI.5.6

Read these two accounts from the text about (topic from story). Account 1: (Provide account from text) Account 2:
(Provide account from text). How are their points of view alike or different?

RI.5.4

Read this sentence from the book, (provide sentence from the book that includes a vocabulary word). Explain the
meaning of (vocabulary word from book). Write the clues you used to figure out the meaning of the word.

RL.5.6

Explain how the story might be different if (character) told it instead of (character). Use specific details from the text to
support your answer.

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How do (character)s feeling change over the course of the story? Use specific words and phrases from the text to show
how (character) felt at the beginning of the story and how they felt at the end.

RI.5.5

List at least five ways (topic from the text) effect _____. Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

RI.5.4

The text tells us that (provide sentence from text that includes a vocabulary word). What clues in the text help you know
what (vocabulary word from text) means? Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

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