| Use the Who, What, Where, When, Why and | | | | What would have happened if the Third Little Pig |
| How set of questions to unearth your student's | | | | hadn't finished his brick house before the Wolf |
| understanding. Its a powerful framework that | | | | arrived? |
| enables you to easily create instant free reading | | | | What are our houses made of? |
| comprehension tests whenever you need them. | | | | Where? |
| Use each word as a prompt to an endless | | | | Where is the story of The Three Little Pigs set? |
| number of possible questions. It so simple, you | | | | Where was the Three Little Pigs mother when all |
| can literally stand at the board and start creating. | | | | of this was happening? |
| Ask yourself, what questions, that start with each | | | | Where were the police when all of this was |
| key word, are possible? If you create two | | | | happening? |
| questions for each key question, then you have a | | | | Where did the Three Little Pigs build their houses? |
| twelve question test. If you create five questions | | | | Where would you build a house? |
| for each key question, then you have a thirty | | | | Where did the Big Bad Wolf come from? |
| question test. Remember questions that are | | | | Where did the Three Little Pigs live before they |
| open-ended (have many possible answers) require | | | | built their houses? |
| the most thinking from your students. | | | | When? |
| The questions below are examples of what can | | | | When did all of this take place? |
| be created. | | | | When did the Three Little Pigs leave home? |
| I have used "The Three Little Pigs" as the | | | | When did the Big Bad Wolf arrive? |
| example story because it is universally known. | | | | When did the First Little Pig move in with the |
| Of course, the questions can be used successfully | | | | Second Little Pig? |
| on a much more complex story. | | | | When did the Second Little Pig move in with the |
| Who? | | | | Third Little Pig? |
| Who are the main characters in the story? | | | | When will you be old enough to build a house? |
| Who left home? | | | | Why? |
| Who built the house of straw? | | | | Why did the Three Little Pigs leave home? |
| Who built the house of sticks? | | | | Why did they each build there own house instead |
| Who built the house of bricks? | | | | of one together. |
| Who let his two brothers live with him? | | | | Why did the Big Bad Wolf choose the Three Little |
| Who were the Three Little Pigs afraid of? | | | | Pigs to pick on? |
| Who would be worried about the Three Little | | | | Why did the house of straw fall down? |
| Pigs? | | | | Why did the house of sticks fall down? |
| Who builds our houses? | | | | Why did the house of bricks stay standing? |
| What? | | | | Why did the Three Little Pigs stay in their houses |
| What was the first house built of? | | | | instead of running away? |
| What was the second house built of? | | | | How? |
| What was the third house built of? | | | | How do you think the Three Little Pigs learnt to |
| What did the Wolf want? | | | | build houses? |
| What did the Three Little Pigs want? | | | | How did the Three Little Pigs get rid of the Big |
| What did the Three Little Pig's mother want? | | | | Bad Wolf? |
| What did the Three Little Pig's neighbors think of | | | | How many different endings to this story have |
| what was happening? | | | | you heard of? |
| What else could the Three Little Pigs have done | | | | How else could it end? |
| to protect themselves? | | | | How would you like it to end? |
| What were The Three Little Pigs thinking when | | | | How would you get rid of a Wolf at the door? |
| the Wolf was at the door? | | | | How could you change the story to make it have |
| What would you have done if you were one of | | | | a sad ending? |
| the pigs? | | | | How is this story similar to Cinderella? |
| What would you do if you were walking past a | | | | How is this story different from Cinderella? |
| house and saw the Big Bad Wolf trying to blow it | | | | How possible is it for a pig to really build a house? |
| down? | | | | How possible is it for a wolf to really blow a |
| What would you build your house out of (if you | | | | house down? |
| were able to build a house)? | | | | That's more than fifty questions I can choose |
| What did the Wolf say each time he was about | | | | from. You can use the same formula to create |
| to blow a house down? | | | | your own free reading comprehension tests. |