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Some Thoughts About Questions
There are four basic types of questions. Each type uses different words to elicit answers
that are appropriate to the type of question. Listed below are the question types and some
of the words and phrases these questions use to seek answers.
The use of a variety of question types in the teaching process allows the student to look at
a particular phenomenon from a variety of different viewpoints.
Teacher Information
Question Types
Words and Phrases
Factual
Analytical
Speculative
Evaluative
who, what, when, where, list, name,
describe, define, recall, identify,
recognize, remember, locate, rephrase,
translate, record
analyze, conclude, decide, why, support,
how, relate, categorize, classify, survey,
solve, apply
create, develop, design, change,
synthesize, devise, imagine, suppose,
predict, what if, how could, combine,
estimate, hypothesize
judge, evaluate, assess, validate, decide,
give opinion, debate, argue, choose,
recommend
Perhaps these ideas will prove helpful in the formulation of questions for discussions
about works of art.
This material is derived from the Toledo Museum of Art.
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