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Questioning Strategies

Fourth Grade DEEP

Fifth Grade DEEP

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Level I - Knowledge

Key Words:

who what why when omit
where which choose find how
define label show spell list
match name relate tell recall
select        

Questions:

What is? How is?
Where is? When did ______ happen?
How did _____ happen? How would you explain?
Why did? How would you describe?
When did? Can you recall?
How would you know? Can you select?
Who were the main? Can you list the three?
Which one? Who was?

 

Level II - Comprehension

Key Words:

compare contrast demonstrate interpret explain
extend illustrate infer outline relate
rephrase translate summarize show classify

 

 

Questions

How would you classify the type of? How would you compare? contrast?
Will you state or interpret in your own words? How would you rephrase the meaning?
What facts or ides show? what is the main idea of?
Which statements support? Can you explain what is happening? What is meant?
What can you say about? Which is the best answer?
How would you summarize?  

 

Level III - Application

Key Words:

apply build choose construct develop
interview make use of organize experiment with plan
select solve utilize model identify

 

Questions:

How would you use? What examples can you find to?
How would you solve ___ using what you've learned? How would you organize __ to show?
How would you show your understanding of? What approach would you use to?
How would you apply what you learned to develop? What other way would you plan to?
What would result if? Can you make use of the facts to?
What elements would you choose to change? What facts would you select to show?
What questions would you ask in an interview with?  

 

Level IV - Analysis

Key Words:

analyze categorize classify compare contrast
discover dissect divide examine inspect
simplify survey take part in test for distinguish
list distinction theme relationships function
motive inference assumption conclusion  

 

Questions

What are the parts or features of? How is ___ related to?
Why do you think? What is the theme?
What motive is there? Can you list the parts?
What inference can you make? What conclusions can you draw?
How would you classify? How would you categorize?
Can you identify the different parts? What evidence can you find?
What is the relationship between? What is the function of?
What ideas justify?  

 

Level V - Synthesis

Key Words:

build choose combine compile compose
construct create design develop estimate
formulate imagine invent make up originate
plan predict propose solve solution
suppose discuss modify change original
improve adapt minimize maximize delete
theorize elaborate test happen change

 

Questions:

What changes would you make to solve? How would you improve?
What would happen if? Can you elaborate on the reason?
Can you propose an alternative? Can you invent?
How would you adapt ___ to create a different? How could you change (modify) the plot (plan)?
what could be done to minimize (maximize)? what way would you design?
what could be combined to improve (change)? Suppose you could ___ what would you do?
How would you test? Can you formulate a theory for?
Can you predict the outcome if? How would you estimate the results for?
What facts can you compile? Can you construct a model that would change?
Can you think of an original way for the?  

 

 

 

 

Level VI - Evaluation

Key Words:

award choose conclude criticize decide
defend determine dispute evaluate judge
justify measure compare mark rate
recommend rule on select agree appraise
prioritize opinion interpret explain support
importance criteria prove disprove assess
influence perceive value estimate deduct

 

Questions

Do you agree with the actions? outcomes? What is your opinion of?
How would you prove? disprove? Can you assess the value of importance of?
Would it be better if? Why id they (the character) choose?
What would you recommend? How would you rate the?
What would you cite to defend the actions? How would you evalute?
How could you determine? What choice would you have made?
What would you select? How would you prioritize?
What judgment would you make about? Based on what you know, how would you explain?
What information would you use to support the view? How would you justify?
What data was used to make the conclusion? Why was it better that?
How would you prioritize the facts? How would you compare the ideas? people?