Cure Questions Exit Slip

This higher-level comprehension worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 demonstrate strategic reading and flexible thinking using the QAR (Question-Answer Relationship) framework. After reading an informational passage about the discovery of penicillin, students create their own example question and answer for each QAR type, showing clear understanding of how different questions require different sources of information and thinking approaches.

Learning Goals

• Developing QAR Strategies (Grades 4-6): Create one Right There, Think and Search, Author and Me, and On My Own question based on the text.
• Literal, Inferential & Opinion Thinking: Distinguish between questions answered directly from text, inferred across ideas, or based on personal knowledge.
• Evidence-Based Answering: Provide accurate answers that match the intent of each QAR type.
• Purposeful Question Construction: Design questions that clearly demonstrate understanding of question demands.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to support upper elementary reading comprehension instruction.
• Exit Slip Format: Ideal for quick formative assessment or lesson wrap-up.
• Demonstrates Mastery: Requires students to apply, not just identify, QAR categories.
• Flexible Classroom Use: Works well for guided reading, comprehension strategy lessons, homework, or assessment.

This printable worksheet helps students solidify comprehension strategies by creating and answering their own QAR questions. By working with an informational science-related text, learners strengthen critical thinking, evidence use, and metacognitive awareness. Whether used as an exit slip or independent practice, this resource provides meaningful insight into students’ understanding of QAR strategies and reading comprehension skills.

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