Use this checklist to review existing questions with a text, or to jumpstart writing new questions to accompany a text.

Close reading of a text, and text-dependent questions, are aligned with College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education (CCRSAE), Reading Anchor Standard 1:

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity...