Types of Questions Name:

Directions: You will create one of each question based on the text or movie assigned, accompanied by the
additional information requested. Be prepared to contribute these questions to class discussion with evidence
from the assigned text.

1. Factual Question Write your factual question here:

 Is verifiable – answers found on page
 Responds to questions: who, what, when,
where, how?
 Takes the reader into the text Write the answer, cite page numbers, and explain
Examples: the importance below.
 Who does Romeo kill?
 Where does George tell Lennie to go if he gets
in trouble again?
 What color are Cinderella’s shoes?
2. Inductive Question Write your inductive question here:
 Is verifiable – answers found in text based
on details and examples
 Responds to questions: why, how, so
what? Write the answer, provide examples (evidence),
 Takes readers through the text, allowing and explain the importance below.
them to evaluate and interpret evidence
from the visual, spoken, or written text.
Examples:
 Why does George continue to care for Lennie
after all the trouble he has caused?
 Why did Cinderella run away?
 Why did Beatrice fall in love with Benedick?
3. Analytical Question Write your analytical question here:
 Connects the text to other texts, ideas, or
situations through analysis.
 Responds to questions: How are these
similar, different, related? Write the answer, provide examples (evidence),
 Takes reader beyond the text, allowing and explain the importance below.
them to analyze the relationship between
this text and other texts, ideas, events, or
situations.
Examples:
 How is Frankenstein similar to certain modern
problems we face today?
 What does The Lord of the Flies tell us about
Human Nature?
 How do the woods reflect Human society and
problems?