Asking your children questions about what they are reading develops their comprehension skills. It gives you a sense of whether they fully understand what they read.  

You can download a copy of these questions below.

• How has the author used description to show how the character is feeling?
• Can you find one work that describes a character in your book very well?
• What lesson did you learn from the story?
• Which places in the book are important? Why?
• Using evidence in the text, what do you think about…
• Are there any other reasons why this might have happened?
• If you were the main character, how would you have reacted to that problem?
• Do you like the way the story ended? Why?
• Do you agree with the actions of the main character?
• Where did the story take place?
• Where in the book would you find…?
• Who are the main characters?
• What problems does one of the characters have, how does he or she solve it?
• How does the book begin?
• Have you learnt any facts from the book so far?
• What does the title have to do with the book?
• What was the author’s purpose in writing this book?
• Which part do you like best? Why?
• Whose point of view is the story told?
• What is happening in the chapter?