During a book reading activity, questions like 'how do you know', 'how did you decide this', and 'if you didn't know, how could you find out' are used to assess...

• A. Cohesion
• B. Microstructure
• C. Story Grammar
• D. Metacognition

Answer: (D)

The main concept being tested is metacognition: thinking about and regulating one's own thinking during reading. Questions like “how do you know,” “how did you decide this,” and “if you didn’t know, how could you find out” prompt a reader to reflect on their reasoning, justify their conclusions, and plan or adjust strategies to learn more. This reflects awareness of one’s own thought processes, monitoring comprehension, and using strategies to fill gaps.

The other terms describe aspects of the text itself rather than the reader’s thinking. Cohesion is about how ideas and sentences connect across the text. Microstructure refers to the small-scale features inside sentences and paragraphs. Story grammar concerns the narrative structure and the sequence of story elements. While these matter for understanding a text, they don’t specifically capture the reader’s self-questioning and strategy use that these prompts target.