6b 2022 23/English/questionsontext

Answering Questions on the Text

1. UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION! (e.g. Has it got two or three parts? Key words?)

2. FIND AND MARK ANSWERS IN THE TEXT!

3. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS!

• correct tense? (=tense in the question)
• complete sentences (Not: Because he likes dogs. Better: He has a dog because he likes dogs.)
• check: Does my answer really answer the question?
• check: Must I give lines from the text?

Example 1:

Text:
The boys are really happy at first, because tomorrow is goingt the big day. The whole family is going to fly to the US and is going to visit their father's parents in Iowa. They talk to their parents about waht they want to pack, when they must get up and so on. But then their mother comes into their room. She is looking sad. "What is it Mum?" - "Well, we cannot go tomorrow! - "What? Why?" We want to see grandma and grandpa!" - Yes, but there is a hurricane, and there are going to be no flights into Iowa tomorrow." - Oh no - what can we do? the boys ask. ...

Question:
Why are the boys not going to see their grandparents tomorrow?

Answer:
The boys are not going to see their grandparents tomorrow because they can't fly to the USA because there is a hurricane in Iowa.

More examples of questions and answers:

• When and how did the girl find out about her allergy to dogs? - She found out about her allergy to dogs when the doctor tested her and the test was positive.
• What does David think of Clara's plan and where in the story can you see this? - Ron thinks it is a stupid plan and we can see this in line 12, when he says: "Oh come on, that is rubbish!"