2018-04-232018-04-231994DALACORTE, Maria Cristina Faria. An attempt to analyse comprehension questions of a reading passage. Signótica, Goiânia, v. 6, n. 1, p. 91-102, Jan./Dec. 1994. Disponível em: <https://www.revistas.ufg.br/sig/article/view/7373/5239>.0103-7250http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/14580This brief study attempts to analyse a reading unit of a textbook used for teaching English as a foreign language in lhe light of Pearson and Johnson 's (1978) taxonomy of comprehension questions. This article also presents an example of a successful reading activity which explores ali types of questions listed by the Pearson and Johnson ( 1978). It aims at helping teachers of English as a foreign language to classify and balance the types of questions used in reading comprehension activities in order to ma.Ice them more effective and interesting for lhe leamers.engAcesso AbertoArtigo10.5216/sig.v6i1.7373