Higher Order Thinking Questions These questions are more advanced and ask the reader to think more deeply about what is being asked. Rather than asking or they ask the reader and Always try to ask questions “who?” “what?” “where?” “how?” “why?” like these when you want the reader to dig deeper at key details in a text! Analysis Useful Verbs Sample Question Stems analyze Which events could have happened ...? distinguish I ... happened, what the ending have been? examine How was this similar to ... ? compare What was the underlying of ... ? contrast What do you see as other possible outcomes? investigate Why did ... changes occur? categorize Can you compare your ... with that presented in ... ? identify Can you explain what must have happened when ... ? explain What are some of the problems of ... ? Can you distinguish between ...? separate What were some of the motives behind ... ? advertise What was the turning point in the game? Synthesis Useful Verbs Sample Question Stems create Can you design a ... to ... ? invent Why not compose a song about ...? compose Can you see a possible solution to ... ? predict If you had access to all resources how would you deal with ... ? plan Why don't you devise your own way to deal with ... ? construct What would happen if ...? design How many ways can you ... ? imagine Can you create new and unusual uses for ... ? propose Can you write a new recipe for a tasty dish? devise Can you develop a proposal which would ... ? Evaluation Useful Sample Question Stems judge Is there a better solution to ... select Judge the value of. .. Can you defend your position about ... ? choose Do you think ... is a good or a bad thing? decide How would you have handled ... ? debate What changes to ... would you recommend? verify recommend Are you a ... person? assess How you feel if ... ? rate How effective are ? … What do you about ... ? determine Adapted from: http://www.teachers.ash.ora.au/researchskills/dalton.htm
Higher Order Thinking Questions These questions are more advanced and ask the reader to think more deeply about what is being asked. Rather than asking “who?” “what?” or “where?” they ask the reader “how?” and “why?” Always try to ask questions like these when you want the reader to dig deeper at key details in a text! Analysis Useful Verbs Sample Question Stems analyze distinguish examine compare contrast investigate categorize identify explain separate advertise Which events could have happened ...? I ... happened, what the ending have been? How was this similar to ... ? What was the underlying of ... ? What do you see as other possible outcomes? Why did ... changes occur? Can you compare your ... with that presented in ... ? Can you explain what must have happened when ... ? What are some of the problems of ... ? Can you distinguish between ...? What were some of the motives behind ... ? What was the turning point in the game? Synthesis Useful Verbs Sample Question Stems create invent compose predict plan construct design imagine propose devise Can you design a ... to ... ? Why not compose a song about ...? Can you see a possible solution to ... ? If you had access to all resources how would you deal with ... ? Why don't you devise your own way to deal with ... ? What would happen if ...? How many ways can you ... ? Can you create new and unusual uses for ... ? Can you write a new recipe for a tasty dish? Can you develop a proposal which would ... ? Evaluation Useful Sample Question Stems judge select choose decide debate verify recommend assess rate determine Is there a better solution to ... Judge the value of. .. Can you defend your position about ... ? Do you think ... is a good or a bad thing? How would you have handled ... ? What changes to ... would you recommend? Are you a ... person? How you feel if ... ? How effective are … ? What do you about ... ? Adapted from: http://www.teachers.ash.ora.au/researchskills/dalton.htm