Grades 3-4 Comprehension Questions and Actvities
These comprehension questions and activities can be used as:
- comprehension analysis (confirming understanding)
- reader’s/writer’s notebook activities
- informal assessment
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS – FICTION
- Is the audiobook believable? Why or why not?
- Would you like to be a character in the audiobook? Which one and why?
- How did the main character feel in the book? Give evidence
- How would you have reacted to the problem in the audiobook?
- Can you share a real-life connection to this audiobook?
- How are the characters in the title related?
- How does the main character feel at the end of the audiobook?
- Does this title remind you of other titles you’ve read or listened to?
- Why do you think the character is acting the way he/she is acting?
- What is the main problem in the audiobook? Solution?
- Is the audiobook realistic fiction or fantasy? How do you know?
- How can you use your experiences to better understand the characters?
- How did the narrator make or break the title?
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS – NON-FICTION
- What do you already know about the topic?
- What else would like you like to know about the topic?
- Where could you find more information about the topic?
- Why do you think the author wrote this selection?
- How do you know the audiobook is non-fiction?
- What did you find interesting about the audiobook?
- Was the title a good fit for the audiobook?
- Would you change the title to fit the audiobook better?
- What did the author or narrator do to make listening to the audiobook interesting?
- Has the audiobook made you think any differently about the topic?
- Do you agree or disagree with the ideas in the audiobook?
- Which parts of the audiobook were facts and which were opinions?
ACTIVITIES
- Write the five W’s (who, what, when, where, why) and the H (how). Then write a paragraph for a newspaper article including these facts
- Create a “book jacket” for the title including a picture on the front, along with a summary inside of the cover and a review on the back
- Compare this title with another fiction title you have read or listened to recently
- Write a different ending to the audiobook
- Draw 3 scenes from the audiobook
- Write a different solution to the problem in the audiobook
- Design a poster advertising the audiobook
- Write a 4-5 sentence summary of the audiobook
- List the most important events in order
- Write about a time something similar happened to you
- Paraphrase the selection
- List 3 new words and look them up in a dictionary
- Make up a new title for the audiobook
