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Reading Comprehension Question Generator

Generate questions about main ideas, details, vocabulary, and inference, with answers grounded in your passage.

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Choose the reading skill behind the question

SlidesPilot turns a passage into visual comprehension practice. Name the skills you want to develop so the activity follows the meaning of the text.

Main idea

Ask which idea brings the passage together. In the water-cycle example, the central point is the continuing movement of water through Earth and the atmosphere.

Supporting detail

Focus on information stated in the passage. A question can ask what happens to water vapor as it cools, then connect the answer to the explanation.

Vocabulary in context

Ask what a word means in the sentence where it appears. The surrounding passage gives learners evidence for choosing the meaning.

Sequence and relationships

Use questions about what happens next or how one stage leads to another. This helps learners follow the structure of an explanation.

Inference

Ask learners to connect ideas from the passage to reach a supported conclusion. Keep the requested inference within the information the reading provides.

Answer discussion

Use the explanation to return to the relevant wording or idea. The review becomes another pass through the meaning of the text.

Create questions from your passage

  1. Paste the reading

    Add the passage, or upload a document containing it. Use Paste link when your reading is on a webpage.

  2. Set the learning focus

    Choose audience, language, length, and question type. Name the reading skills you want included.

  3. Generate the activity

    Use the question and answer pages for class, print a practice copy, or adapt the PPTX for your learners.

Fit the activity to the reading lesson

Make the questions useful before, during, and after discussion.

Make the passage the center of the conversation

The same reading can support independent practice, a group discussion, or a more focused follow-up. Give each version a clear reading skill and a useful next action.

  • Guide independent reading: Create a focused set around the passage’s central ideas. Learners have a clear purpose for the reading they are about to complete.

  • Support a small-group conversation: Invite learners to explain what in the text supports their answer. Reveal the generated explanation after the group has discussed the question.

  • Prepare another version: Change the learner level or focus for a fresh set, or edit the PPTX to adjust the wording and add your own follow-up question.

An illustrated reading passage and discussion cards connecting main idea, evidence, and inference.

Questions that bring readers back to the text

Beatrice Lane

Reading specialist

“I wanted the questions to distinguish main idea from supporting detail. I pasted our passage and described those skills. The resulting activity gave my small group a clear reason to return to particular parts of the text.”

Yusuf Hart

English teacher

“We were reading an explanation of the water cycle and needed questions about sequence. I used the generated set to follow how one stage leads to the next. The answer discussion became another reading of the passage's meaning.”

Lottie Shaw

Language tutor

“I asked for vocabulary questions grounded in the sentences my learners had read. That kept the task connected to context rather than a separate word list. I adjusted the exported presentation for our follow-up conversation.”

Omar Bell

Home educator

“A short story became the source for our comprehension activity. We answered the questions together and talked about what in the passage supported each answer. Printing the set helped keep the whole session around the reading table.”

Cleo Fenwick

Primary school teacher

“I needed a fresh set of questions for a passage I already used in class. I specified the level and asked for a mix of direct details and inference. The visual pages gave the activity a clear starting point.”

Tristan Wren

Adult literacy tutor

“My learners had different reasons for finding the same passage difficult. I made a focused set around its central ideas and adapted the wording in PowerPoint. It gave us a manageable activity for the next session.”

Questions about reading comprehension practice

Paste the passage, choose quiz settings, and name the reading skills you want to cover. SlidesPilot creates questions and answer explanations from the text.

Yes. Specify those skills in your instructions. You can request a focused activity on one skill or a set that covers several aspects of comprehension.

Yes. Add the passage and describe the learning objective. For fiction, focus on characters, events, and interpretation; for nonfiction, ask about explanations, evidence, and relationships.

Yes. Choose multiple choice and describe the audience and skills. Use the answer explanations to discuss why the selected answer fits the passage.

Yes. Specify the age or reading level and choose the output language. Ask for direct questions and accessible wording or a more demanding interpretation task.

Yes. Switch to Paste link and add the URL. The website-to-quiz page also explains how to create a reading activity directly from an online article.

Yes. Answer pages provide explanations for review. Ask for references to the relevant passage ideas when you want the discussion to return closely to the text.

Yes. Print selected pages or export editable PPTX. Use PowerPoint to adapt the questions, add a discussion prompt, or combine the activity with your lesson.

Continue with the passage

Website to Quiz

Give assigned online reading a focused comprehension activity.

Textbook to Quiz

Turn a chapter into recall, comparison, and application questions.

Word to Quiz

Build questions from a Word lesson, guide, or training handout.

Fill-in-the-Blank Generator

Practice vocabulary and subject terms inside meaningful sentences.

Vocabulary Quiz Generator

Practice meanings, relationships, and words in context.

Printable Quiz Maker

Prepare question pages and answers for a paper-based activity.

Website to Flashcards

Turn an online article into questions you can revisit after reading.

AI Quiz Generator

Build visual questions and answer explanations for your next lesson.

Give the passage a thoughtful set of questions

Create a reading activity around the skills you want to develop.

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