CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1
The Standard
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Literature
What This Standard Means
Students need to listen to or read a story and notice the parts that matter. They should ask who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about characters, setting, events, and problem. They also need to answer using details from the story, not guesses.
Mastery looks like a child saying, “I know because the page says...” or pointing to a picture or sentence that proves the answer. Students often get stuck by retelling everything, focusing only on favorite parts, or answering from memory without checking the text.
Ways to Teach It
- Give pairs sticky notes to mark one character detail, one setting detail, and one event during a read-aloud.
- Ask, “What question could you ask a friend that can only be answered by using the story?”
- Show one page and ask students to answer, “What happened here?” with one picture or word clue.
- Read a classroom note or lunch menu, then compare how asking questions helps with stories and real life.
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.