Explain the main idea. Illustrate it.
What words best describe the main character in the story?
In your own words, tell...
How else might you say...?
Which picture shows...?
Describe... Tell how... Compare...
What is the purpose of...?
Tell what you think...
Is __________ greater than __________?
Why is it called __________?
Explain why __________ What caused __________?
Find the __________ that __________ .
Make a diagram/chart/graphic organizer that...
What evidence is there that...?
Give an instance which...?
Which of these would...?
Dramatize/Pantomime/Act out...
Show how...
Sequence/Put __________ in order of...
Use __________ to __________.
Draw/Illustrate...
When was... Label the following _______.
Who did it...? Identify the _____ in the _____.
Define the word _______. Who did _______?
What is a _______. Who is the narrator of the story?
Tell about... List (facts, details, attributes)
Match... How...?
Describe...
What part of this could be real? Make believe?
What would be a good title for...?
What are the functions of...?
Categorize the _____ of _____.
Sort the __________.
What is the order of the steps in _____?
Compare __________ to _________. How are they alike?
Different?
Now that we have studied this, what can be concluded about...?
What would you do?
Evaluate whether you would...
Should __________ be permitted to...? Why or why not?
Was it right or wrong for...? Explain.
How well did...?
What is the most important? Why?
Which of the following...?
What could have been different?
Select/Choose the __________ that __________.
What helped you to decide __________? Why?
Based on __________ from the text, tell why... (Justify)
What do you think...? Tell why... Explain why...
Which would you choose/select...? Tell why.
If you had been... what would you have done differently?
How many ways can you think of to...?
What would happen if...?
Predict what would be true if...?
How can you explain...?
Pretend/Make-believe.../Imagine...
Create...
Tell me about... Can you tell me more...? (Elaborate)
How many ways can you think of...
Summarize the story in your own words...
Make a plan to...
What if...?
How would you improve/make __________ better?
How would you change...?
Can you make/produce __________ ?
Tell/Show me how...
John does not like dogs. He hits the dog. It runs away. Jennifer
like dogs. She plays with the dogs. It likes Jennifer to pat it.
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What does John hate?
Who hits the dog?
Who likes dogs?
Who plays with the dog?
What does the dog like Jennifer to do?
Higher-order Cognitive processes:
Why did John hit the dog? (identify the cause which is: John hits the
dog because he hates dogs.)
What happens when John hits the dog? (identify the effect which is: When
John hits the dog it runs away.)
Compare and contrast the characters of John and Jennifer. (look for the
characteristics of John and Jennifer to make a comparison: "John hates
dogs but Jennifer likes dogs.")
Why does John hate the dog? (cause is not given and possible causes hypothesis
prone.)
Why will the dog run away when John hit it? (reason is not given and
hypothesis prone.)
Should John hit the dog? (answer is not given. It is a value-judgement-evaluation
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