If I ask, “Could you explain how you solved that math problem?”, am I asking for the answer or the steps?
the steps
When I say, “Why do you think the character was crying?”, am I asking for a fact or your opinion?
opinion
If I ask, “How are a lion and a house cat alike?”, am I asking about differences or similarities?
similarities
If I ask, “How are books and movies the same?”, am I asking for things that are alike or things that are different?
How they are ALIKE
When I say, “Why do you think the dog barked?”, am I asking for a fact or your guess?
a guess
If I ask, “Could you tell me where you were and what you were doing when the fire drill started?”, how many things am I asking?
2 things
If I ask, “Can you tell me how you got to school and who came with you?”, what two things do I want to know?
how you got to school AND who came with you
When I say, “What would you do if it started raining at recess?”, am I asking about something that already happened or what you would do?
what I WOULD do
If I ask, “How are a pencil and a crayon different?”, am I asking about what’s the same or what’s different?
what is DIFFERENT
When I say, “What do you think will happen next in the story?”, am I asking about something that already happened or something that might happen?
something that MIGHT happen
If I ask, “How are summer and winter the same?”, am I asking about differences or similarities?
similarities
When I say, “What would happen if we never brushed our teeth?”, am I asking about now or imagining something?
imagining something
If I ask, “Can you describe your favorite game and how you play it?”, what two things do I want you to tell me?
my favorite game AND how I play it
When I say, “What would you do if someone took your seat?”, am I asking about a real event or a possible one?
a possible one
When I say, “Why do you think bees are important?”, am I asking for your opinion or a fact?
opinion
If I ask, “Can you explain how to tie your shoes?”, am I asking for the steps or just if you can do it?
the steps
When I say, “How do you think the character felt and why?”, am I asking just how they felt or more than that?
more than that
If I ask, “Can you tell me what you ate and how it tasted?”, what two things am I asking you to share?
1. What I ate 2. How it tasted
If I ask, “Can you tell me how you made that and who helped you?”, what two things should your answer include?
how I made it AND who helped me
When I say, “What makes you feel proud?”, am I asking about a time that already happened or your feelings in general?
your feelings in general
When I say, “What are three things you remember from the video?”, am I asking for one answer or more?
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