Question Type Recognition Clue Goal

Factual/Detail Questions According to the

passage which of the

following statements is

true?

In paragraph 2, what

does the author say

about ____?

What point does it offer

make about?

This question requires

you to locate the

specific sentence that

contains the particular

information needed to

answer the question.

Purpose Questions Why does the author

mention _____ in

paragraph _____?

Why does the author

compare _____ to _____?

Why does the author

use the word _____?

This question asks the

student to determine

why the author

mentions a particular

word or phrase. What is

the reason the author said it.

Method Questions How does the author

explain ____ in

paragraph ______?

What process does the

author use to illustrate

_______?

This question requires

the student to explain

the exact process the writer used to explain a

concept. This can be in

the form of examples or

a series of steps

normally.

Negative Factual or True False Questions

In paragraph 2 the author mention all the

following except?

This question requires a student to locate the

answer that is not

supported or supported

in the passage.

Inference Questions Which of the following

cameo for from paragraph 2?

What does the author

suggests when he says

_____?

This question asked the

student to draw necessary conclusions,

not possibilities or

answers that could be

true. The student must

choose the answer that

has to be implied by the

In paragraphs 2 and three the authors

suggest what in regards

to _______?

language and the paragraph.

Reference Questions The word “It” refers to

what and paragraph 3?

What does the author’s

use of the phrase _____

refer to?

This question requires

the student to

determine what word does the pronoun,

active, or adverb refer

to

Vocabulary Questions The word _______ is

closest in meaning to

which of the following?

This question is asking

what does the

highlighted word mean in the context of the

sentence in which is

located.

Paraphrase questions Which sentence below

expresses the same

essential information in the highlighted sentence

located below?

This question

necessitates the student

recognizing which answer restates the

essential meaning of the

highlighted sentence

Attitude questions Which of the following

accurately reflects the

author’s attitude

towards _____?

What is the writer's

opinion of George

Washington?

This question requires a

student to discover the

author’s opinion or

mood about a particular

word, phrase, or

meaning of a sentence.

Sentence addition

questions

Look at the following

squares [X] that

indicate where the

following sentence could

be placed.

Where does the

highlighted sentence

best fit?

This question requires

you to place the

highlighted sentence in

the hit in the paragraph

in the proper location to

maintain coherence

Summary questions Complete the summary by choosing the three

answer choices that

express the main ideas

of the passage?

This question basically asks you to recognize

the main ideas located

in each of the

paragraphs. Normally

the will summarize one

paragraph.