Questioning Skills

Literal Questions: Answers to these questions include information facts and data
 Who was
 What did
 Where will
 What made it happen
 What happened when
 Explain how

Inferential Questions: Answers to these questions include reasoning from evidence

and application of the information. Some explanation and justification of what you
are saying
 How would
 Why are
 Why will
 Why did
 Why wouldn’t it
 What do you mean by
 What alternatives are there to
 What will happen if
 How can we tell that
 What if
 What are the problems of
 Distinguish between

Evaluative Questions: Answers to these questions require interpreting and analysing

the evidence to form an opinion or make a judgement and recommendations.
Answers may apply this information to new situations, make generalisations, give
insights, express ideas or respond emotionally
 Why is it so important to
 How effective are
 Justify a decision to
 What could you/others do to
 Do you feel it is a good idea to
 Do you think it is true that
 Who do you think may
 Would you rather be
 Suggest a better solution for
 Judge the value of
 Defend a position on
 Justify a decision to
 It would be interesting to know