Identifying QAR Types

This structured reading comprehension worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen strategic thinking, question analysis, and evidence-based reasoning using the QAR (Question-Answer Relationship) framework. After reading an informational passage about the invention of the printing press, students examine comprehension questions and determine which QAR category each one belongs to, building awareness of how different questions require different thinking approaches.

Learning Goals

• QAR Type Identification (Grades 4-6): Distinguish between Right There, Think and Search, Author and Me, and On My Own questions.
• Reading Strategy Awareness: Understand how question type affects where and how answers are found.
• Evidence-Based Reasoning: Match questions to the correct strategy for locating or constructing accurate answers.
• Critical Thinking About Questions: Analyze question complexity rather than answering impulsively.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to support upper elementary reading comprehension instruction.
• Builds Metacognitive Skills: Helps students think about how they answer questions, not just what they answer.
• Supports Test Readiness: Prepares students to approach varied comprehension questions strategically.
• Flexible Classroom Use: Ideal for guided reading, strategy lessons, small groups, homework, or assessment.

This printable worksheet helps students become more intentional and confident readers by teaching them how to identify question types and apply the correct comprehension strategy. By practicing QAR classification with an informational text, learners strengthen accuracy, inference skills, and reflective thinking. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this resource provides meaningful practice with comprehension strategies, critical analysis, and evidence-based reading.

This worksheet is part of our QAR (question-answer relationships) worksheets collection.