Document-Based Questions for Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking (Grade 3)
Give students practice in answering the types of questions used in standardized tests. High interest stories, primary source documents, and comprehension questions encourage the use of higher order thinking skills.
There are five topic areas with six or seven lessons in each. Each lesson consists of three pages: a reading passage, a related document, and an assessment practice page containing multiple choice, true-false-explain, and short-answer document-based questions. The students respond to the document-based questions based on the information gleaned from the passage plus its related document.
Document-Based Questions for Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking (Grade 4)
Document-Based Questions for Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking uses high-interest grade-level nonfiction passages, related documents, and critical thinking assessment practice to help develop confident readers who can demonstrate their skills on standardized tests. In addition, they will build the comprehension skills necessary for a lifetime of learning. There are five topic areas with six or seven lessons in each. Each lesson consists of three pages: a reading passage, a related document, and an assessment practice page containing multiple choice, true/false - explain, and short-answer document-based questions.
