Evaluating Deep Questions

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4 and 5 strengthen reading comprehension, critical thinking, and question-analysis skills while learning about an important historical event. Learners read an informational passage about the Dust Bowl and complete a two-part activity that combines content understanding with evaluation of question types.

Learning Goals

• Reading Informational Text for Key Ideas (Grades 4-5)
  Students answer comprehension questions to demonstrate understanding of the Dust Bowl’s causes and effects.
• Evaluating Question Purpose
  Learners classify questions as factual, inferential, or evaluative based on the type of thinking required.
• Inferential & Evaluative Thinking
  Students distinguish between questions that ask for direct evidence, logical inference, or judgment and reflection.
• Social Studies Integration
  The activity supports understanding of historical events through close reading and analysis.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with upper elementary ELA and social studies standards.
• Two-Part Skill Development
  Combines content comprehension with metacognitive awareness of question types.
• Builds Evidence-Based Reasoning
  Reinforces how different questions require different kinds of answers.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Ideal for literacy blocks, social studies instruction, assessment, homework, or review.

This printable worksheet helps students deepen both historical understanding and reading strategy awareness. By answering questions and then analyzing the type of thinking each question requires, learners strengthen comprehension, critical thinking, and confidence in responding to varied question demands. It’s a meaningful, no-prep resource that works well in both classroom instruction and homeschool learning.

This worksheet is part of our Asking and Answering Questions Worksheets collection.