Reading Strategy: Ask Questions

Sometimes the answers to questions are right there in the text. Other times you need to put together information to get the answer.

Reading Strategy: Ask Questions
    How to Find Answers to your Questions

  • 1. Write your question on a sticky note.

  • 2. See if the words that answer the question are right there in one of the sentences. If so, write the answer.

  • 3. If not, gather information from different sentences or paragraphs. Put together all of the information you find. Write your answer.

Strategy in Action

Here’s how one student found answers.

Look Into the Text

Archaeologists study objects from the past to learn about the people who made or used those objects and left them behind when they died. Archaeologists gather clues in many places. They look in old buildings. They also look for objects buried under the ground. Archaeologists often have to dig to find what they are looking for.

What is an archaeologist?
Someone who studies old objects.

“The answer is right there.”

How do archaeologists get their clues?

“I need to gather ideas and put them together.”

Practice Together

Reread the passage above. Follow the steps in the How-To box to answer the question on the yellow note.