Summary - Reading and Learning strategy - In the book: Right there & think and search - In my head: Author and you & on my own - QAR exercise - When to use QAR - Why to use QAR etc.

1. Mizoram Board of School Education
JONATHAN LALRINMAWIA
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2. QAR is a strategy that helps students understand
the different types of questions
It helps the students learn that they need to
consider the question before developing an
answer
Good answer can be produced only after
understanding the question.
(Reading and Learning Strategy)
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3. IN THE BOOK IN MY HEAD
RIGHT THERE AUTHOR
AND YOU
THINK AND
SEARCH
ON MY
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4. The answer is in the text itself
As answers are in the text itself, it
does not require high level thinking
It does not encourage creativity
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5. The answer is in one place in the text
Words used in the question are the same
words found in the text.
To answer them you must – reread, scan, look
for key words
Q. What is boiling point/melting point/freezing
point?
Q. What is the freezing/boiling point of
mercury?
TOPIC - HEAT
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6.  The answer is in several places in the text
 Answers need to be gathered from several parts
and put together to make meaning
 You need to – Skim or reread, Look for important
information, summarize
Q What is the relation between Celsius, Kelvin and
Fahrenheit scales?
Q Radiation is the fastest mode of energy transfer.
Why?
TOPIC – HEAT
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7. As the name suggest, learners need
to use their head-thinking
The answer is not in the text
It encourage high level thinking
Also encourage creativity
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8.  Based on information provided in the text learners
required to relate it to his/her own experience
 Answer is not directly in the text, however student
must read in order to answer the question
 What do I need?
Reread ↔ think about what I already know and
what the author says ↔ predict
Q. The vegetable is cooked faster in pressure
cooker. Why?
TOPIC – HEAT
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9. Answer is not in the text
Student need to use their background or prior
knowledge to answer the question
You need to Think about
what you already know, you’ve read before
and make connections
Q. Why do we determine the boiling
point/melting point/ freezing point ?
TOPIC – HEAT
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10. IN THE BOOK IN MY HEAD
RIGHT THERE
The answer is easily found
in the text. The exact
words for the questions
and answers are located in
the sentence.
AUTHOR AND YOU
The answer is not in the
text. The reader combines
previous knowledge and
the text information to
create a response.
THINK AND SEARCH
The answer is in the text
but requires gathering
information from different
places in the selection.
ON MY OWN
The answer is not in the
text. The reader uses
previous experience to
respond.
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11. Sam has lived in Merrytown his entire life. However, tomorrow
Sam and his family would be moving 100 miles away to
Rosslare. Sam hated the idea of having to move. He would be
leaving behind his best friend, Pat and the local football team
he had played on for the last two years. And to make matters
worse, he was moving on his birthday!
Sam would be thirteen tomorrow. He was going to be a
teenager! He wanted to spend the day with his friends, not
watching his house being packed up and put in a van. He
thought that moving was a horrible way to spend his birthday.
What about a party? What about spending the day with his
friends? What about what he wanted? That was just the
problem. No one ever asked Sam what he wanted.
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12. 1 . What is the name of the town where
Sam and his family are moving?
2. Why was Sam not looking forward to
the next day?
3. What might Sam do to make moving
to a new town easier for him?
4 . In what ways can moving to a new
house and to a new town be exciting?
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IN THE BOOK IN MY HEAD
RIGHT THERE
What is the name of the
town where Sam and his
family are moving?
AUTHOR AND YOU
What might Sam do to
make moving to a new
town easier for him?
THINK AND SEARCH
Why was Sam not looking
forward to the next day?
ON MY OWN
In what ways can moving to
a new house and to a new
town be exciting?

14. IN THE BOOK IN MY HEAD
RIGHT THERE
What is the standard unit of
length?
AUTHOR AND YOU
The unit of length ‘light
years’ is used to measure the
distance between stars.
Why?THINK AND SEARCH
Why can hand span and arm
length not be used as
standard
units of length?
ON MY OWN
How can the length of a
curved line be measured?
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15. When you need to answer questions
or create questions
Can be used in all subjects viz. Social
Studies, Science, Mathematics, etc
To help us understand and talk
about what we read
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16. It can improve students’ reading
comprehension.
It teaches students how to ask questions
about their reading and where to find the
answers .
It helps students to think about the text they
are reading and beyond it, too.
It inspires them to think creatively.
It challenge them to use higher level thinking
skills.
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17. Biodegradable substances are the substances that can be
decomposed by natural decomposition agents such as water,
oxygen, microorganism, etc. They are usually non-toxic and eco-
friendly. They may decompose within few days or months.
Examples- plant and animal-based materials such as wood, fruits,
leaves, meats etc.
Non-biodegradable: Non-biodegradable substances are the
substances that cannot be decomposed by natural agents
available in the environment. They are usually toxic and not eco-
friendly. They may take decades to decompose and might never
decompose. Reduce, recycle and reuse are the solution to reduce
the impact of existing non-biodegradable substances.
Examples- metals, toxic chemicals, detergents, etc.
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IN THE BOOK IN MY HEAD
RIGHT THERE
Q. What is meant by
the term
‘biodegradable and
non-biodegradable’?
AUTHOR AND YOU
Q. Give 3 examples of
biodegradable and non-
biodegradable waste that
you produced in your everyday
household purpose.
THINK AND SEARCH
Q. How would you
distinguish between
biodegradable and non-
biodegradable.
ON MY OWN
Q. What approach would you use
to solve the problems caused by
the non-biodegradable wastes
that we generate?

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