Virginia SOL 2.C.1.A.iii
The Standard
Asking and responding to questions that acquire or confirm information on a topic.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Communication, Listening, and Collaboration
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students ask clear questions during discussions to learn missing details or check whether they understood correctly. They answer others with relevant information from the topic or text.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student asks focused questions that help fill in missing information or check a detail. The student gives relevant answers and uses details from the text or conversation.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may make comments instead of asking questions, or ask about details they already know. They may answer off topic, give only yes or no, or fail to explain what they understood.
How to Assess It
- Read a short paragraph aloud, then pair students. Each student asks one question to learn a detail and one question to check understanding, while the partner answers both.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs question cards to sort into learn something new or check understanding, then have them ask and answer each question.
After a shared reading, ask students to write one missing-detail question and one checking question, then discuss answers with a partner.
Play Mystery Bag, where students ask focused questions about a hidden object and respond using clues already shared.
Role-play planning a class picnic, with students asking and answering questions about food, weather, supplies, and responsibilities.
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Related Standards
- 3.C.1.A.iii
Asking and responding to questions that acquire or confirm information on a topic and link their comments to the remarks of others.
- 4.C.1.A.iii
Asking and answering specific questions to clarify concepts, share, or follow up on information, make connections, and confirm new understanding(s).
- 1.C.1.A.iii
Asking questions to seek help, get information, or clarify information for further understanding.
- 5.C.1.A.iii
Asking and answering relevant questions to build on others’ ideas, clarify ideas, and acquire or confirm information.
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