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Questioning
Question
by
Manohar Naidu.P,
SGT,
Chittoor Dt.
Questioning is the most important communication process we use in
everyday life to acquire knowledge, to raise doubts, and to elicit information.
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Questioning in the classroom is the most important teaching process. It is
easy to question in the mother tongue. But the English language is a bit
embarrassing. Thus, a little reasoning is needed in order to be able to
interrogate the classroom
om in general. I hope that the content of this book can
contribute to that. Let us try some examples.
Types of Questions: Characters of a good Question:
Questions are four types. They are short thought provoking
1. Wh-questions.
common vocabulary
relevant
2.Yes / No questions.
A good
comprehensive
3. Alternative questions. question
should be clearly
4. Question tags.
straight started
forward
Types of Questions related to the objectives
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Where What
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What kind description What kind of music do you like? I like melodies music.
What time Time What time will you come home? I will come 8.00PM.
Who Person(subject)
birthday? .in
Who is your best friend? Ravi is my best friend.
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Whom Person(object) Whom did you see? I saw Gopal.
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How long Length , duration How long did you stay there? For two weeks.
(time/space)
How many Quantity How many cars are there? There are 5 cars.
(countable)
How much Quantity(amount,
(amount, How much money do you have? I have 200 rupees.
price)(uncountable)
(uncountable)
How old age How old are you? I am 30 years old.
Wh - questions at a glance.
What What are you eating ? I am eating idlies.
Where Where are you eating ? In the Taj hotel.
When When are you eating ? Now
Why Why are you eating ? I am very hungry.
Which are you Which are you eating ? Ravva idlie and sambar.
Who eating? Whose are you eating ? With my friend Raju.
How How are you eating ? With spoon.
How much How much are you eating ? RS. 50
How many How many are you eating ? 6 idlies
How long How long are you eating ? 15 minutes.
Am noun
Are subject verb+ing
Is preposition Present form
adjective
Questioning Positive answer Nagative answer
Am I I am. I am not.
he a student? he he
Is she studying? she is. she is not.
it at school? Yes, it No, it
you busy? you you
Are we fine? we are. we are not.
they they they
Was noun
subject verb+ing
Were preposition Past form
adjective
Questioning Positive answer Nagative answer
I I I
Was he a student? he was. he was not.
she studying? she she
it at school? Yes, it No, it
you busy? you you
Were we fine? we were. we were not.
they they they
Present form
Questioning Positive answer Nagative answer
I eat? I I
you walk? you do you don't
Do we drink? we we
they dance? Yes they No they
he work? he he
Does she write? she does. she doesn't.
it move? it it
Gopal study? Gopal Gopal
Past form
Questioning Positive answer Nagative answer
I think? I I
you walk? you you
we drink? we we
Did they dance? Yes they did No they didn't.
he work? he he
she write? she she
it move? it it
Gopal walk? Gopal Gopal
Present form
Questioning Positive answer Nagative answer
I thought? I I
you walked? you have. you haven't
Have we drank? we we
they danced? Yes they No they
he worked? he he
Has she written? she has. she hasn't.
it moved? it it
Gopal eaten? Gopal Gopal
Past form
Questioning Positive answer Nagative answer
I thought? I I
you walked? you you
we drank? we we
Had they danced? Yes they had No they hadn't.
he worked? he he
she written? she she
it moved? it it
Gopal eaten? Gopal Gopal
Can / Could
Statement Question Positive Negative
answer answer
I can open the door? Can I open the door? Yes, I can No, I can't
I can take this book? Can I take this book? Yes, I can No, I can't
I can go there on foot? Can I go there on foot? Yes, I can No, I can't
You can convince her Can you convince her Yes, I can No, I can't
You can go alone? Can you go alone? Yes, I can No, I can't
You could explain the Could you explain the chapter? Yes, I can No, I can't
chapter?
You could meet the manager Could you meet the manager Yes, I could No, I couldn't
yesterday? yesterday?
You could repeat the Could you repeat the question Yes, I could No, I couldn't
question once more? once more?
You could get there in time? Could you get there in time? Yes, I could No, I couldn't
You could give me your pen? Could you give me your pen? Yes, I could No, I couldn't
Will / Would
Statement Question Positive Negative
answer answer
You will come tomorrow. Will you come tomorrow? Yes, I will No, I will not
You will remind me later. Will you remind me later? Yes, I will No, I will not
You will advise. Will you advise? Yes, I will No, I will not
You will tell me the answer. Will you tell me the answer? Yes, I will No, I will not
You will call me back. Will you call me back? Yes, I will No, I will not
You will bring English book. Will you bring English book? Yes, I will No, I will not
You would send him the Would you send him the Yes No
message. message?
You would please sit on that Would you please sit on that Yes No
side? side?
You would give me 2 tickets. Would you give me 2 tickets? Yes No
You would invite her. Would you invite her? Yes No
May / Might
Question Positive Negative
answer answer
May I come in, Sir? Yes No
May I open the windows? Yes No
May I sit here? Yes No
May I leave now? Yes No
May I add this one? Yes No
May I collect the letters? Yes No
May I go to washroom? Yes No
May I take your pen? Yes No
May I use bathroom? Yes No
May I use your eraser? Yes No
Might I follow the rules? Yes No
Might I call him? Yes No
Might I consult the doctor? Yes No
Passage - b
Ramya came from school. She put her school bag in the cupboard. His mother
was busy in the kitchen. Ramya searched for her father. He was in the garden.
Wh-questions Yes / No questions
1. Who came from school? 1. Was Ramya put her school bag in
2. Where did Ramya put her school bag? the cupboard?
3. Where was Ramya’s father? 2. Was the Ramya's mother free?
4. Who was in the kitchen?
3. Was Ramya's father in the kitchen?
5. What was Ramy’s mother doing?
Alternative questions Tag questions
1. Did Ramya come from school or from 1. Ramya came from school, didn't
temple? she?
2. Where was Ramya's mother in the 2. Her father was in the garden, wasn't
kitchen or in the garden?
he?
Passage - 2
Anand and Vikram were small boys. They were the students of class III.
They went to school together. One day they found an old rope on the road
when they were going to school. Each one of them wanted to have it for
himself. They began to quarrel for the rope.
Wh-questions Yes / No questions
Passage - 4
Kamala is a bright and beautiful girl. She lives in Anantapur, with her mother,
father and younger brother. It’s a small and happy family. Every morning she gets up
early and gets ready to go to school. She is very obedient to her parents and also
teachers at school.
Wh-questions Yes / No questions
Passage - 5
Once there were a deer, a crow, a mouse and a turtle. They were good friends. One
day the deer went out to graze. He was caught in a hunter trap. In the evening, the
deer did not return to his friends. The mouse said to the crow, ‘Will you fly over the
trees and find the deer? Then fly back to us and tell us where he is.’ The crow flew off.
He came back and said, ‘Our friend is in the hunter’s trap.'
Wh-questions Yes / No questions
Picture - 4