Bloom’s Taxonomy Guided Reading Questions

Understanding
How did the main character
What is happening?
feel during the book? How do From whose point of
What might this mean? you know?
Can you list the five view is the story told?
major events in the story
in the correct order?

What did the title have What was the problem in the What kind of book is this?
to do with the book? book and how was it solved? Can you list three reasons
why you know this?

Did anyone in the book do

What is the book about? something you did not like?
Why?
If you could continue the
story, what events would
Which part do you like
you include? Why? Can you pretend you are one
What was the author’s best? Why?
of the characters in the book
purpose writing this book?
and write a diary?
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Remembering

Where and when did Who are the main What does the main How does the book
the story take place? characters? character look like? end?

Can you make a list of What is the time

How does the book Where in the book
facts you learned from period in which the
begin? would you find..?
this book? book happens?

What other books has Where did the story What problems does one of the characters
the author written? take place? have and how does he or she solve it?
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Evaluating
Can you choose one Did the book have an
character and rewrite the Which parts of the text effective ending? Who
How would you prove…?
story from the character’s could be improved? would you recommend
point of view? this book to?

Can you identify one What do you think is the Do you agree with the
climax of the book and Which text/story is actions of the main
problem in the book and
why? better? Why? character?
give a different solution?

Can you write a radio Can you write another Can you organise this
Which text is more
announcement to short story using the book into 3 or more
persuasive? Why?
advertise the book? same characters? sections and give your
own subtitle for each?
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Creating
Have the views in this Which character in the If you were the main
What would this
text affected your book would you choose character, how would you
character think if…?
opinion? Why? How? for a friend? Why? have reacted to…?

Are there any other Who do you think the

Do you like the way the
reasons this might have author intended to read What would happen if…?
story ended? Why?
happened? this book and why?

What did you think was Using the evidence in the If you could only save one character from the
the most interesting part text, what do you think book in the event of a disaster, which one would it
of the book Why? about…? be and why?
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Applying
What lesson did you learn
Can you list the places in the
from the story?
book that are important? Can
you make up a map including
these places as you imagine
they may look?
Can you think of another
story character similar to a
she/he visited our classroom?
character in this book?
Did this book give you
any ideas about
Which stories
yourself? Why? have openings
like this?
Can you think of
another author who Can you pretend you are
writes in a similar style? one of the characters in
the book and write a
diary about
Have you had any similar
If you were in a problem
experiences?
situation like one in the book,
how would you have acted?
What would the main
character be likely to do if
Can pretend you are one
of the characters in the
book and write a diary
What changes would
about your life for two
have to be made if the
consecutive days?
book occurred 200
years ago?
Can you write a letter
Can you think of
to a friend
another story with a
recommending this
similar theme?
book?
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Analysis
How has the author used Can you write a different If your story happened in
How does the layout
description to show how ending to the book? Will a foreign land, can you
help?
the character is feeling? you change it? Why? compare it to where we
live?

If your story happened What is the relationship What evidence can you
long ago, can you Why did the author
between the main use to support your
compare that time with choose those words?
characters? view?
today?

What motive did the Can you find one word

Can you compare this
main character have for Can you explain why…? that describes a character
book the last book
behaving in the way they in your book very well?
you read?
did?