Comprehension Questions:
Here are some questions you may ask your child before, during or after their reading.
1. Which character did you like the best? Why did you like them?
2. Would you like to trade places with any of the characters in the story? Why would you like to be him or her?
3. Would you like to be like one of the characters in the story? Why would you like to be like them?
4. What would you have changed about the ending of the story, if you had been the author?
5. Which character in the story would you like as a friend? Why?
6. Do you believe everything in the story could have actually happened? Why or why not?
7. What part of the story was the hardest for you to understand?
8. Would you recommend this story for someone else to read? Why or why not?
9. What would have been another good title for this story?
10. Write a paragraph describing the way two of the characters felt about each other. (Or just discuss it with someone!)
11. Would you have added anything else to the story to make it more interesting? If so, what?
12. Would you have left out any part of the story to make the story more interesting? If so, what part?
13. Can you make up a different ending to the story?
14. Was there any character in the story you didn't like? If so who and why?
15. If you could meet the author, what would you like to talk about with him?
Here are some questions you may ask your child before, during or after their reading.
1. Which character did you like the best? Why did you like them?
2. Would you like to trade places with any of the characters in the story? Why would you like to be him or her?
3. Would you like to be like one of the characters in the story? Why would you like to be like them?
4. What would you have changed about the ending of the story, if you had been the author?
5. Which character in the story would you like as a friend? Why?
6. Do you believe everything in the story could have actually happened? Why or why not?
7. What part of the story was the hardest for you to understand?
8. Would you recommend this story for someone else to read? Why or why not?
9. What would have been another good title for this story?
10. Write a paragraph describing the way two of the characters felt about each other. (Or just discuss it with someone!)
11. Would you have added anything else to the story to make it more interesting? If so, what?
12. Would you have left out any part of the story to make the story more interesting? If so, what part?
13. Can you make up a different ending to the story?
14. Was there any character in the story you didn't like? If so who and why?
15. If you could meet the author, what would you like to talk about with him?