Reading Strategy: Ask Questions

When you ask questions as you read, some answers might be right there in the text. Other times, you have to search for the answers.

Reading Strategy Ask Questions
    How to Find Answers

  • As you read, record your questions in a Question-Answer Chart. Here are some ways to find the answers:

  • • Right There: Some answers are right there in the text.

  • • Think and Search: Sometimes, you need to think about the question and collect information as you read.

  • • On My Own: Use what you already know to answer the questions. Sometimes you can figure it out on your own.

Strategy in Action

Here’s how one student used a Question-Answer Chart to ask questions and record answers.

Look Into the Text

Native Americans had been living in the lands Europeans thought were “new” for more than 10,000 years. By the time the Europeans arrived in the late 1400s, there were already many Native American cultures in the Americas.

Question-Answer Chart

QuestionAnswer
When did Europeans first come to America?Right There:
They came in the late 1400s.

Practice Together

As you read “When Cultures Meet,” write questions you have in a Question-Answer Chart. Follow the steps in the How-To box to look for answers. Record them in your chart.