Webex 2 :

types of question
Review of WEBEX 1
8 May 2017
Relation between HOTS as teaching
strategy and questioning

Types of questions
Today’s topics

o Why HOTS?
o Types of questions
o Questions stems
o Sample of questions
 Why HOTS ?
• An individual with high level thinking will be able to use the new
information or prior knowledge and manipulate information to
obtain a reasonable response to new situations.
• Students with higher order thinking skills are able to find new
ways to solve their daily problems and make appropriate
decisions.
• Questions or tasks should be contextualized
Types of Questions
 Types of reading
comprehension questions
- The Frog Prince
- Issun Boshi
 1. Factual
2. Interpretive
3. Evaluative
 FACTUAL QUESTION

o Require fact-based answers.

o There is only one correct answer
 INTERPRETIVE QUESTION

o Has more than one answer that can be supported with evidence
from the text.
o The answers are indirectly or implicitly stated
 EVALUATIVE QUESTION

o Require the reader to formulate a response based on their

opinion.
o The answers are based on prior knowledge and/or experience.
Relationship of Types Of Questions and Bloom’s
Thinking Level

Evaluative
evaluating

creating analysing

Factual Interpretive
applying
remembering understanding
 1.
Lower Order thinking
 LOT

Explicitly-given answer
Closed
Recall-related
Examples

Did all the fairies give What was the thing that
a good magic gift to Who put a curse on made the Princess and
the new born the princess? the whole kingdom
princess? asleep?
 LOT
QUESTION
Stems
 1. Remembering

QUESTION STEMS SKILLS DEMONSTRATED KEY WORDS

✘ Who............?  Observation o Label

✘ What……….?  Recall of information o Show
✘ Where…………?  Mastery of subject o Identify
✘ When…………..? matter o Describe
✘ How………….._?  Factual recall o Examine
✘ Describe…………! o List
✘ Tell me about … o Tabulate
o Quote
 2. Understanding

QUESTION STEMS SKILLS DEMONSTRATED KEY WORDS

✘ Retell……… in your own words!  Understanding information o Summarise

✘ What is the main idea of……..? and grasp meaning o Describe
✘ How would you  Interpret facts o Distinguish
rephrase……..?  Compare and contrast o Interpret
✘ How would you  Predict consequences o Predict
summarise….? o Estimate
✘ What is the difference o Differentiate
between …….?
✘ Translate ………
✘ What happened after ……
 3. APPLYING

QUESTION STEMS SKILLS DEMONSTRATED KEY WORDS

✘ What if you changed……..?  Use information/knowledge o Apply

✘ How would you show…….?  Carry out or use a o Demonstrate
✘ What elements would you procedure o Implement
change to…….?  Visualise actions in a real o Change
✘ What evidence proves ….. life situation o Arrange
✘ What are some motives o Classify
behind …… o Modify
✘ Act out/Role play ……
✘ Rewrite a story from
different point of view
 2.
Higher Order Thinking
 HOT

Evaluative Interpretive Open-ended

Examples

Do you think that the king’s Why did the prince’s

decision in not inviting the
thirteenth fairy was wise?
Why?
Make a different version of
kiss succeed in waking
the story!
up the princess?
 Samples of Interpretive

a. We have examined the qualities of great leaders have in

common. What can we conclude, in general, about qualities
necessary for leadership? Why?
b. Predict what would happen if…….
c. Predict how the story will end!
d. What is the moral of the story?
e. Based on the story, what can you conclude about …..?
f. Propose a solution to the problem of ….
 Samples of Evaluative
use own opinion

a. In your opinion, is it difficult to be a Minister of Education? If you

were a Minister of Education, what would you plan for your
country?
b. What would happen to us if we do not get freedom in our
country?
c. Would you have the same life style without your sophisticated
gadgets?
d. Why do you think people are not paying enough attention to
the environment?
 HOT
Question
Stems
 4. Analysing

QUESTION STEMS SKILLS DEMONSTRATED KEY WORDS

✘ What motive is there to ….?  Recognition of hidden o Analyse

✘ How does ….. compare meanings o Explain
/contrast with ….?  Identification of o Compare
✘ What evidence can you components o Connect
present for …?  Making comparison o Probe
✘ Why do you think …….? o Separate
✘ What is another possible
cause of …?
✘ Do you think that ……
 5. Evaluating

QUESTION STEMS
SKILLS DEMONSTRATED
KEY WORDS
X Do you agree/believe that
 Compare & disciminate
……….? Explain! o Assess
between ideas
✘ What judgement would you o Decide
 Assess values
make about …..? o Grade
 Make choices based on
✘ How would you prioritise…….? o Recommend
reasoned argument
✘ Which is the best solution o Judge
 Verify value of evidence
…….? Why do you think so? o Explain
 Recognise subjectivity
✘ Whose arguments/evidence o Conclude
is more convincing? Why? o Criticise
✘ Predict what will happen
next ?
✘ Give your opinion ….
 6. Creating

QUESTION STEMS SKILLS DEMONSTRATED KEY WORDS

✘ How would you create a  Combining ideas/information o Design

new …..? /knowledge to generate new o Imagine
✘ What would happen if …..? info/action o Produce
✘ Can you design a … to ….?  Identify and solve problems o Plan
✘ How would you improve ….?  Think independently in all o Invent
✘ What ideas can you add to… levels o Experiment
✘ Invent new details for a  Collaborate as part of a team o Generate
story o Innovate
o Organise
o Develop
 3.

SAMPLES OF QUESTION
The questions are based
on the fairy tales
entitled “Issun Boshi”
The text is available at Edmodo

Remembering
✘ Where did the story happen?
✘ What was the child’s name?
✘ Where did the child go when
he was 15 years old?
✘ What did he use as a sword
to fight the giant?
✘ What did the magical object
left by the two giants?
✘ Describe who Issun Boshi
worked for!
✘ Where did Issun Boshi and
the girl go?
✘ What did Issun Boshi and the
girl do with the hammer?
LOT-Questions
Understanding
✘ Why did the couple call him
Ishun Boshi?
✘ Why did Ishun Boshi leave his
parents at the age of 15
years old?
✘ Why did the giant swallow
him?
✘ What happened to Issun
Boshi and the girl?
✘ Who can retell the story?
✘ How did Ishun Boshi get
out of the giant’s stomach?
Applying
✘ What would you do if you
met two evil giants?
✘ If you had only one weapon
to fight the giants, what
would it be?
✘ If you were Issun Boshi, how
would you defeat the giants?
✘ If you had a magical mallet,
what would you wish for?

Analysing
✘ What can you tell about
Issun Boshi?
✘ What evidence can you
present for your previous
statement?
✘ In your opinion, what was the
intention of the two giants to
Issun Boshi and the girl?
✘ What made Issun Boshi
choose to seek a job in the
capital city?
✘ If Issun Boshi did not have
the needle, what weapon, do
you think, would he use to
defeat the giant?
HOT-Questions
Evaluating Creating
✘ What do you think about the ✘ If you were Issun Boshi what
characteristics of Issun would you do differently to
Boshi? escape from the giants?
✘ Do you think that kindness ✘ How would you change the
and bravery are important ending of the story?
in life? ✘ Can you make different
✘ Do you think that inviting version of the story?
his parents to live with him is
a good thing to do? Why or
why not?
✘ Do you think the story of
Issun Boshi might happen
nowadays?
The questions are based
on the fairy tales
entitled “The Frog Prince”
The text is available at Edmodo
 LOT-Questions
Remembering Understanding
✘ What colour was the ✘ Why did the princess cry
princess’ ball? when her ball fell into a small
✘ What did the frog ask in pond?
return of her ball? ✘ Why did not the princess pick
✘ What did the frog change the ball herself?
into? ✘ Could you explain why the
princess tend to forget her
promises to the frog?
✘ Could you retell the story
using your own words or in
your native language?
Applying
✘ If you were the princess,
what animal do you prefer
than a frog? Why?
✘ What would you promise to
the frog if you were the
princess?
✘ Would you jump to a pond if
your precious thing fell into
it? Give your reasons!

Analysing
✘ What can you infer about the
princess’ personality?
✘ Do you think that the
princess would keep her
promise?
✘ Why do you think the
princess forget her promise
to the frog? What evidence
can you present for your
statement?
✘ Why do you think the prince
was cursed into a frog?
✘ Why was the princess afraid?
HOT-Questions
Evaluating
✘ What lesson did the king
teach the princess?
✘ Do you believe that we must
keep our promises? Explain
your reasons!
✘ How would you judge the
princess’ act?
✘ Do you think this kind of
story could happen in our
live?
Creating
✘ How would you modify the
story?
✘ What advice would you give
to the princess when she
ignored the frog?
✘ What might happen if the
princess did not keep her
promise?
✘ How might the story change
if the princess herself
retrieved the golden ball?
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