Informational Reading Response Task Cards

Explore any informational text with this set of 28 Informational Reading Response Task Cards. These cards require students to think critically and incorporate Common Core Expectations when answering questions about informational texts.

These cards work with any text, of any length, but may require some pre-teaching or explanation based on the level of your students.

This informational text resource includes:

• 28 Printable task cards
• 28 Google Slides with prompts
• Bookmark Version – Keep all reading response prompts on hand with these bookmarks for teachers, students, or parents.

Prompts include critical thinking questions about the following reading skills:

• Inference
• Cause & Effect
• Compare & Contrast
• Main Idea
• Fact & Opinion
• Author’s Purpose
• Point of View
• Summarizing
• …Other critical thinking prompts

**These cards are meant to enrich and extend ordinary thinking about the book, moving beyond basic, literal understanding, and branching out into inferential, critical thinking. These cards are perfect for small groups, guided instruction, or independent work.

Check out the preview to get a look at the types of questions you will find in these cards!

Grades 4+ (Advanced 3rd Graders, with guided support)

I also have similar cards for FICTION texts. Click here!