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Here are some question starters that you could use to help your children study for tests or get them to think more deeply about what they're studying at school. They are designed to get children to use higher level thinking skills. The further down the list you go, the harder their brains will have to work, although we all need the lower levels as well. I use these in class all the time and when I design worksheets and tests. Enjoy!

BLOOMING QUESTIONS
Based on Bloom's Taxonomy

KNOWLEDGE (Recalling information)
-Where did…?
-What was...?
-Who (was) were…?
-When did…?
-How many…?
-Locate it in the story where…
-Point to the…

COMPREHENSION (Understanding meaning)
-Tell me in your own words…
-What does it mean...?
-Give me an example of...
-Describe what...
-Illustrate the part of the story that...
-Make a map of...

APPLICATION (Using learning in new a situation)
-What would happen to you if...?
-Would you have done the same as...?
- If you were there would you...?
-How would you solve this problem in your own life?
-In the library, find info about...

ANALYSIS (Ability to see parts & relationships)
-What things would you have used...?
-What things are similar or different?
-What part of this story (etc.) was most exciting, funny, sad?

SYNTHESIS (Parts of info, to create original whole)
-What would it be like to live...?
-What would it be like if...?
-Design a...
-Pretend you are...
-What would have happened if...?
Why or why not?
-Use your imagination to draw a picture of...
-Add a new thing on your own that was not in the story.
-Tell (write) a different ending.

EVALUATION (Judgment based on criteria)
-Would you recommend this book? Why or why not?
-Select the best... Why is it the best?
-What do you think will happen to...? Why do you think that?
-Could this story really have happened?
-Which person in the story would you most like to meet? Why or why not?
-Was ____ good or bad? Why?
-Did you like the story? Why or why not?

____Spencer Kagan: Cooperative Learning Resources for Teachers (714) 248-7752 ____Questions developed by Rosemary Hendendeen of La Habra City School

Richard Brown, Copyright 2003