1. “What is the book about as a whole?” (Discover the leading theme and subordinate themes/topics—Inspectional Reading)
2. “What is being said in detail, and how?” (Discover the main ideas, assertions, and arguments—Inspectional Reading)
3. “Is the book true, in whole or part?” (You cannot answer this question until you have answered the first two—Analytical Reading)
4. “What of it?” (If the book has given you information, you must ask about its significance—Analytical/Syntopical Reading)
source : Mortimer J. Adler
