HIGHER ORDER THINKING

Higher Order Thinking Skills Question Templates

Recall

Note: Any question becomes a recall question if the answer has already been explicitly provided to the student in class or in the text.

When did ________ take place?

List the ________ .

Define the term ________.

What is a ________?

Who did ________?

Name ________.

Analysis

How does ________ work?

Sort these ________ .

Use the table to determine ________ .

Use the graph to determine ________ .

Graph ________ .

What caused ________ ?

What is another possible cause of ________ ?

Outline the ________ .

Based on the written description, draw a diagram.

Draw your own map of ________ without tracing or copying.

Use the map to determine ________ .

In what sequence did ________ happen?

Break ________ down into its component parts.

Give an example of ________ .

What literary form is being used?

What technique is being used?

What information is needed?

Is the information relevant?

Into what groups can you organize these?

Draw a picture that illustrates what's described in the story ________ .

What does ________ symbolize?

Find examples of [a literary device] in your readings.

Analyze the ________ in ________ .

Classify these ________ according to ________ .

Separate the ________ from the ________ .

Translate ________ .

Analyze how ________ .

Explain how ________ works.

What was the author's point of view?

How did the author convey ________ ?

What words does the author use to paint an image of ________ in your mind?

How were ________ used to ________ ?

What kind of a ________ is this?

Which one doesn't belong in this group?

What is the function of ________ ?

What is the purpose of ________ ?

What is the relationship between ________ and ________ ?

What is the pattern?

Use manipulatives to illustrate a concept.

Build a model of ________ .

Measure ________ .

Comparison

How is ________ like ________ ?

How are ________ and ________ different?

Compare the ________ before and after ________ .

Compare the character ________ at the beginning of the story and at the end.

Distinguish between ________ and ________ .

Compare ________ with ________ .

On what dimensions might you compare ________ and ________ ?

Which one is the biggest/oldest/tallest?

Inference

Hypothesize what will happen if ________ .

Predict what will happen if ________ .

Apply the rule to ________ .

Solve the problem ________ .

Predict how the story ________ will end.

What is the main idea of the story ________ ?

What is the overall theme of ________ ?

What is the moral of the story?

Develop of plan to ________ .

Propose and describe an invention that fills some need.

Write a research paper on ________ .

Based on your readings, what can you conclude about ________ ?

What was the author's point of view?

Solve a logic puzzle.

What if ________ ?

What rule applies here?

What generalization can you make from this information?

Create a ________ .

Design a ________ .

Propose a solution to the problem of _______ .

Evaluation

Was ________ worth the costs? Explain your answer.

Was the argument convincing? What makes you think so?

Did ________ behave appropriately? Why?

What would you have done in this situation? Why?

Write a critique of ________ .

Was this experiment well designed? Defend your answer.

Judge which is the best solution to the problem of ________ ? Why do you think so?

How well are the conclusions supported by the data/ facts/evidence? Explain.

Did ________ choose a wise course of action? Give reasons.

Apply a scoring rubric to this piece of work. Explain why you are assigning each score.

What would you have done in this situation? Why?

Review a book, performance, or exhibit. Justify your evaluation.

Which ________ is the best? Why do you think so?

Whose arguments/evidence was more convincing? Why?

If you were the judge, what would your decision be? Why?

Give and justify your opinion on ________ .