QAR Strategy of Reading comprehension

1. Q A R
Question Answer
Relationships
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2. Question Answer Relationships
• Are used to develop an understanding of the
relationship between questions and answers.
• With some questions, the author provides the
the answer in the text or story.
• With others, answers have to be developed
based on the reader’s ideas and experiences.
• QARs will help you recognize the kind of
thinking you need to engage in when you
respond to questions.

3. RIGHT
THERE

4. “Right There” Questions
• The answer is in the
text, usually easy to
find.
• The words used to
make up the question
and words used to
answer the question
are RIGHT THERE in
the same sentence.

5. “Dumb Crimes and Dumber Criminals”
• 1. What does the phrase “five finger discount”
mean?
• 2. What would happen if Jonathan tried to slip
out with any tagged merchandise?
• 3. Where did Jonathan decide to hide the
jackets?
• 4. What happened to the magnetic strips that
Jonathan had removed?
• 5. How did police identify the robber?

6. Marking Text
This first one is called the case of the
sloppy shoplifter!
While browsing at a trendy clothing
store, 19 year old Jonathan Parker
realized that he really wanted a leather
jacket. Then he realized that he wouldn’t
be happy with just one! Jonathan wanted
three leather jackets! Of course he didn’t
have any money. So he decided to take a
“five finger discount.” That is, he decided
to steal them.
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This first one is called the case of the
sloppy shoplifter!
While browsing at a trendy clothing store,
19 year old Jonathan Parker realized that he
really wanted a leather jacket. Then he
realized that he wouldn’t be happy with just
one! Jonathan wanted three leather jackets!
Of course he didn’t have any money. So he
decided to take a “five finger discount.”
That is, he decided to steal them.

7. How do I answer “RIGHT THERE”
questions?
• All “right there” questions should be
answered in complete sentences and if
possible should include part of the question.

8. • 1. What does the phrase “five
finger discount” mean?
• The phrase “five finger
discount” means that you steal
something instead of paying for it.
ANSWERING QUESTIONS

9. THINK
and
SEARCH

10. “Think and Search” Questions
• The answer is in the
story, but you need to
put together different
story parts to find it.
• Words for the question
and words for that
answer are not found in
the same sentence. They
come from different
parts of the text.

11. • 1. What was the strange object the fishermen
spotted on Thanksgiving Day 1999?
• 2. Why was Elian’s journey so dangerous?
• 3. Why was it so difficult to determine where Elian
should stay?
• 4. Describe the protests in Cuba and Miami.
• 5. Why were people angry at Janet Reno, the US
Attorney General?
“The Elian Gonzalez Story”

12. It all started in November 1999. It was
Thanksgiving Day. Two men were fishing off the
coast of Florida. Suddenly the men spotted
something strange in the distance. They could make
out an inner tube, but something seemed to be
strapped to it. They weren’t sure what it was. After
they got closer, they decided it was just a rag doll.
But then they saw its hand move and realized it was
a little boy
Marking Text

13. It all started in November 1999. It was
Thanksgiving Day. Two men were fishing off the
coast of Florida. Suddenly the men spotted
something strange in the distance. They could
make out an inner tube, but something seemed to be
strapped to it. They weren’t sure what it was. After
they got closer, they decided it was just a rag doll.
But then they saw its hand move and realized it was
a little boy
Marking Text

14. How do I answer
“Think and Search” questions?
• All “think and search” questions
should be answered in complete
sentences and if possible should include
part of the question.

15. • 1. What was the strange object the
fishermen spotted on Thanksgiving
Day 1999?
• On Thanksgiving Day in 1999, two
fishermen spotted a little boy off the
coast of Florida.
ANSWERING QUESTIONS

16. AUTHOR
and
ME

17. • The answer is not
in the story.
• You need to think
about what you
already know, what
the author tells you
in the text and how
it fits together.
“Author and Me” Questions

18. for example…
• Where does Isabel work?
• It was Mr. Watts again. Isabel sighed and
grabbed the hose. She took the cap from
the gas tank and called through the car
window. “A whole dollar’s worth again,
Mr. Watts?” She knew she sounded nasty,
but she didn’t care.
Isabel worked at a gas station.

19. • 1. How does Mr. Watts’ behavior affect Isabel?
• What the text Says
– “She knew she sounded nasty, but she didn’t care.”
– “Isabel looked at Mr. Watts with scorn.”
– “Maybe you ought to get a job a girl can do right”
– “The boy that was here before never forgot”
• What you think
– Mr. Watts’ behavior toward Isabel made her feel angry. She
resented it when he came for a dollars worth of gas and spoke
to her so rudely.
ANSWERING QUESTIONS

20. “On My Own”

21. • The text gets you
thinking, but the
answer is inside your
head.
• The author can’t help
you much. You can
even answer the
question without
reading the story. So
you think about it and
use what you already
know to answer the
question.
“On My Own” Questions
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22. • Describe a time when you had a disagreement with a
close friend. How long did it last? How did you
feel?
• The last time I had a disagreement with a close
friend…
ANSWERING QUESTIONS