Reading Prompt Questions
Not sure what to ask after “Did you like it?” Start here.
Our Reading Prompt Questions sheet gives you a ready-made set of thoughtful, child-friendly questions to use before, during, and after reading. From predicting the ending to exploring character feelings, these prompts gently build comprehension without turning reading into an interrogation.
The questions cover key skills such as:
- Prediction and inference
- Understanding vocabulary in context
- Identifying characters and settings
- Summarising and retelling
- Expressing opinions and reasoning
Keep it nearby during reading time, pick one or two questions, and keep the conversation natural. You don’t need to ask them all — the goal is curiosity, not a quiz.
Available in both colour and black and white versions.
Looking for a fun reading activity that uses this resource?
Stop-the-story choices
Pause mid-story and ask: what do you think will happen next? Read on and find out whose guess was closest. Keeps minds engaged right through to the last page.
Character hot seat
One person sits in the hot seat as a character from the story. Everyone else fires questions. Great for getting inside a character's head.
Before and after reading
One question before you open the book. One after you close it. That's it — but it shifts everything from just decoding words to actually thinking about them.