CATEGORY 1: STRANGE BUT TRUE (ANIMALS)
This animal sleeps standing up and can run shortly after it is born.
➡️ What is a horse?
Why were early Chinese inventions like paper important for learning?
➡️ What is because people could record and share information?
If a character always helps others but never asks for help, what trait do they show?
➡️ What is kindness or selflessness?
Which would melt faster: ice in the sun or ice in the shade? Why?
➡️ What is ice in the sun because it is warmer?
What do pandas, bamboo, and forests have in common?
➡️ What is they are part of one ecosystem?
This sea animal has no bones and can fit through very small spaces.
➡️ What is an octopus?
Why do many buildings in northern China have slanted roofs?
➡️ What is to help snow and rain slide off?
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Why might an author choose an animal as the main character?
➡️ What is to teach a lesson in a fun way?
If everyone in a class talked at once, what would happen?
➡️ What is there would be confusion or a commotion?
How are authors and inventors similar?
➡️ What is they both create new ideas?
Why might a porcupine survive an attack without fighting?
➡️ What is because its quills protect it?
If pandas only eat bamboo, what problem could they face?
➡️ What is running out of food if bamboo disappears?
If a story begins calmly but becomes tense, what is changing?
➡️ What is the mood?
Why might reading two different books on the same topic be helpful?
➡️ What is you learn more viewpoints?
What connects animals that migrate and people who move to new countries?
➡️ What is they are looking for better conditions?
Which animal uses echolocation to find food in the dark?
➡️ What is a bat?
Why might red be used often during Chinese celebrations?
➡️ What is because it represents luck and happiness?
A character lies to fix a problem but makes it worse. What theme might this show?
➡️ What is honesty is important?
If an animal’s habitat changes, what might also change?
➡️ What is its food or behavior?
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How is a book library similar to the Great Wall?
➡️ What is both protect important things? (knowledge & people)
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If an animal’s colors help it hide, what is this adaptation called?
➡️ What is camouflage?
How might the Great Wall affect trade long ago—both positively and negatively?
➡️ What is it protected people but made travel harder?
Why might the setting of a story matter as much as the characters?
➡️ What is because it affects the events and mood?
How is a classroom rule similar to a law in a country?
➡️ What is both help keep order and fairness?
What do animals, countries, and stories all teach us?
➡️ What is how to understand the world better?