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 authors
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
authors attitude
towards _____?

What is the writer's
opinion of George
Washington?
This question requires a
student to discover the
authors 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.