Text analysis: what questions can you ask?

Most teachers find reading a useful way of learning a language and it certainly is, but let's all be honest and admit that students generally aren't great reading fans. Sure, they read, but it rarely gives them the pleasure lovers of languages (such as English teachers...) tend to derive from it. Besides, they'll rather read all Facebook status updates from their friends before even touching that page with the article you're offering them.

You quickly reach the conclusion that in order to get them to really read what you're giving them, you should attach questions to it. This way, they'll set out to answer them and hopefully pick up something in the process. Text books have it all figured out for you already, but if you're giving them your own selections, you need to write your own questions too. There is a variety of possible questions, but they all fit within the three basic types of form questions, content questions, and theoretical questions.