Appendix 5: Annotated student’s story retell and comprehension questions

Literal Questions

Karina: So tell me, what was the story about?

Jasmine: copycat, and both of them got sick and catty was sick first and doggy took care of her and
then doggy was sick and then catty just make him feel better.

Karina: So what did Cat do in the story?

Jasmine: They both were playing and they were hunting for dinosaur park and there was hunting for
treasure and they went to the moon but then dog saw cat in the moon and then cat wasn’t there so
she made the cat in the house, and then um she make him feel better and then copycat was saying,
‘where’s dog?’, and um she said um ‘oh I’ll go and find dog’, and she think about it and she might say
‘I’ll make him feel better now’, and she said ‘Surprise, I’ll make you feel better now’, like that

Karina: Who were the main Characters in the book? Strength

Jasmine: Copycat and dog Jasmine has demonstrated an
Karina: What did Cat and Dog go digging for? understanding of the text through
comprehension
Jasmine: Treasure
-sequences a summary of events
Karina: What activities did Cat copy? and identifies key arguments in an
Jasmine: The dog says to not copy him but copycat is always imaginative text.
copying him. -uses comprehension strategies to
Inferential Questions build literal meaning (EN1-4A)

Karina: So how did Dog feel when Cat was copying him? Strength
Jasmine: she felt embarrassed and a little bit mad Jasmine has demonstrated an
Karina: Why would Dog feel mad about that? understanding of the implied meaning
of the text
Jasmine: because Dog said “I told you to not follow me to the
moon, when I go to the spaceship you’re always following -uses comprehension strategies to build
me” literal and inferred meaning (EN1-4A)

Karina: And how did Dog feel when cat was no longer there? - compares opinions about characters
and events in and between texts
Jasmine: um when she was at the soccer ball she was saying (EN1-4A)
like this, “I want to play with Copy Cat, oh I wish Copy Cat isn’t
mad so I will say sorry to his house”

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Interpretive Questions

Karina: Do you have a best friend?

Jasmine: yeah

Karina: How do you feel when they’re not there to play with you?

Jasmine: Um I feel mad and sad

Karina: Oh so you feel sad, have you played a copycat game?

Jasmine: No, I only played the Minecraft game Strength

Karina: With your best friend do you sometimes play a
copying game where you copy each other?
Jasmine: no
Karina: have your friends copied things that you do?
Jasmine: yes, when I do this (does a funny wave with her
hand)
Jasmine has thought about a relatable
experience which links to the implied
meaning of the text
-uses background knowledge of a topic
to make inferences about the ideas of a
text (EN1-4A)

Karina: Do you think a copycat game would be a fun game to play with your friends?

Jasmine: uh yeah

Karina: what copycat games would you like to play with your best friend?

Jasmine: I don’t know

Karina: So if you wore a yellow dress, and your best friend wore the same yellow dress, how would
you feel?

Jasmine: Happy, and when you wear a red jacket and your friend wears a red jacket too, you will be
happy too.