Asking ‘Wh’

questions
Q u a r t e r 3 - M o d u l e 7
Objectives
I. Construct ‘wh’ questions correctly.

II. Formulate content questions based on the ideas expressed.

III. Ask precise and appropriate questions on an issue.

IV. Raise sensible, challenging, and thought-provoking

questions in public forums/panel discussions, etc.

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• There are many ways by
which people can show
their understanding of a
text.
• O n e c a n m a k e a s u m m a r y,
or comment, express
agreement or
disagreement, or raise
thought-provoking
questions.
Introduction
• Asking questions is an
art. The quality of the
answers depends largely
on the quality of the
questions asked.
• When you do not get
• G o o d q u e s tio n s c a n s p a r k
the answer you wanted,
you should always ask a n in te r e s tin g d is c u s s io n
yourself: "Did I ask the th a t w ill le a v e th e
right question?" a u d ie n c e in f o r m e d a n d
e n te r ta in e d .
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 Review of FACTS andUOPINIONS
nderstanding fact and
Yo u r k n o w l e d g e o f f a c t
and opinion can actually
help you in formulating
sensible and thought-
provoking questions as
you would know what to
focus on in asking
questions— knowing about
f a c t s o r k n o w i n g o n e ’s
o p i n i o n o n a n y m a t t e r.
opinion helps you
formulate the right
questions and also enables
you to know what answers
to expect based on your
q u e s t i o n s . Yo u m i g h t b e
given answers which are
based on facts or ones
w h i c h a r e b a s e d o n o n e ’s
opinion. Also, in order for
a question to be answered
c o r r e c t l y, t h e q u e s t i o n
must be structured
c o r r e c t l y. T h e q u a l i t y o f
the answer is determined
in part by the quality of
the question.
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Activity 1:
Recall
Identify each statement
as fact or opinion.

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 FACT or OPINION?
The COVID-19 pandemic has
changed people’s daily lives.

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 FACT or OPINION?

I have a feeling that 2021

will be a better year for me.

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 FACT or OPINION?

It seems that people are

more worried about having
no social life than getting
infected with COVID-19.

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 FACT or OPINION?

According to experts, older

people are more at risk of
coronavirus.

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 FACT or OPINION?

The year 2020 is still a great

year despite the pandemic
and all other calamities and
disasters that happened.

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‘Wh’
Questions
Wh-questions begin with
what, when, where, who,
whom, which, whose, why,
and how. We use them to ask
for information. The answer
cannot be yes or no.

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Activity 2:
Complete Me
Using the word bank, fill
in the blank spaces in
front of each sentence to
complete the question.

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 Please write the full
sentence with the
‘WH’ question word.

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 Simple Vs.
Thought
Provoking
Simple questions Thought-provoking
questions which are questions
plainly stated and does questions that stir or cause a
not require active person to think introspectively
participation. They are about matters, topics or
also easily understand subjects which were not
and not complicated or previously pondered about.
complex.

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Activity 3:
Thought-provoking
or
Simple
Identify whether the
following questions are
‘Simple’ or ‘Thought-
provoking’

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 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
What life lessons did the COVID-19
pandemic taught you?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
What is your definition of
personal happiness?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
Where would you like to have a
vacation this yearend?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
What is the weather going
to be this week?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
Who is your favorite Marvel hero?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
Why did you need to stay at home during a
pandemic?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
How would you spend your time at
school this year meaningfully?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?

What are your favorite food?

 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
When was the last time you went to the beach?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
How are humans really better than
animals if we still hurt each other?
Activity 4:
Making your
own questions
Read the following
topics and ask two
thought provoking
questions for each topic

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Tips for creating thought
provoking questions

1. Research first.
If you still have questions and the opportunity is available, you should
do your own research before asking the question. Knowing as much as
you can about the subject before asking the question is the most
important part about asking a question intelligently. That you are
acquainted with the subject will show when you talk about it.

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provoking questions
2. Compare what you know and
what you don’t.
Before you ask, think about what you do know about the topic
and what you don’t know. Do you have a lot of information and
only need small details? Do you know almost nothing? The more
information you know about a topic, the more intelligent your
questions can be.
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Tips for creating thought
provoking questions

3. Consider your goal.

You need to decide what the intended goal of your question is.
What will the answer help you accomplish, really? This will be
helpful in deciding what information you require from the person
you’re asking. The more specifics you know about what you
need, the more intelligent your questions will be and the smarter
you will appear.
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provoking questions
4. Look for points of
misunderstanding.
Examine what you know about the topic and what you’re confused
about. Are you sure about the things that you do know? Oftentimes what
we think we know creates questions that don’t really have answers
because our initial information was wrong. It may be a good idea to do
some basic fact checking, if you can.

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Tips for creating thought
provoking questions
5. Try looking at the issue from
all sides.
It may be possible to answer your own questions, by looking at
the problem from all sides. A new approach may help you see
something you couldn’t see before, resolving any problems you
had on the issue.

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Activity 5: Assessing
thought provoking
questions about a text
• You have been taught how to
formulate though-provoking
questions correctly.
• For this activity, you are going
to read an article and then
identify whether or not the
questions asked are thought-
provoking.
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 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
In what way can mobile game addiction affect one’s physical and
psychological health?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
How many mobile games are being played around the world?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
What advice would you give to other students to avoid online gaming
addiction?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?

. What are the indications that a person is a mobile game addict?

 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
Why is it that smartphone addiction does not affect a student’s
academic performance while mobile gaming addiction does?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
How does mobile game addiction affect a student’s
academic performance?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
Who are the developers of the top five most popular mobile games?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
. Which between cyberbullying and mobile game addiction causes
more damage to a student’s academic performance?
 Though-Provoking or
Simple?
When was the first mobile game developed?
Though-Provoking or
Simple?
What are mobile games?
Activity 6: Asking
thought provoking
questions based on a text
• Read the following text
• Ask 4, thought provoking
questions about the text

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