QAR


 * QAR stands for Question/Answer Relationship. QAR is a reading strategy in which students categorize comprehension questions according to where they got the information they needed to answer each question. Students are asked to indicate whether the information they used to answer questions about the text was information that was directly stated in the text, in other words "RIGHT THERE" (RT), information that was implied in the text, "THINK AND SEARCH" (TS) or informaion entirely from the student's own background knowledge, "IN MY HEAD" (IH).

Just to practise, read the following passage, then answer the questions that follow. Think about the questions, and decide whether they are: (RT) Right There in the text. (TS) Think and Search (IH) In my Head

Practise Reading Passage: Jeff has lived in Martinsville his entire life. Tomorrow, however, Jeff and his family would be moving 200 miles away to Petersburg. Jeff hated the idea of having to move. He would be leaving behind his best friend, Rick, the baseball team he had played on for the last two years, and the big oak tree in his back yard, where he like to sit and think. To make matters worse, he was moving on his birthday! Jeff would be thirteen tomorrow. He was going to be a teenager! He wanted to spend the day with his friends, not watching his house being packed up and put on a truck. Jeff thought that moving was a horrible way to spend his birthday. What about a party? What about spending the day with his friends? What about what //he// wanted? That, however, was just the problem. No one ever asked Jeff what //he// wanted.

Questions: Answer the following questions on your notebooks; save them in your English folder, under a folder called "Reading Practise." After you have answered the question, decide which type of question was asked, and put (RT), (TS) or (IH) after the answer. Remember all of the writing conventions were have learned: proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization.** 3. What might Jeff do to make moving to a new town easier for him? 4. Does Jeff like playing on the baseball team on which he has played for the last two years? 5. In what ways can moving to a new house and to a new city be exciting? 6. What is Jeff's best friend's name?**
 * 1. How long has Jeff lived in Martinsville?**
 * 2. What is the name of the town to where Jeff and his family are moving?