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Levels of Questions

This document discusses three levels of questions that can be asked about a text using the story of Cinderella as an example: 1. Level 1 questions test recall and are answered directly in the text (who, what, where, when). 2. Level 2 questions require analysis and inferences by interpreting or explaining the text (how, why). The answer is implied rather than direct. 3. Level 3 questions apply the text to broader ideas and provoke thinking about values and opinions. Answers are beyond just the text and connect to experiences in the real world. Examples of each level are provided using details from Cinderella.

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Levels of Questions

This document discusses three levels of questions that can be asked about a text using the story of Cinderella as an example: 1. Level 1 questions test recall and are answered directly in the text (who, what, where, when). 2. Level 2 questions require analysis and inferences by interpreting or explaining the text (how, why). The answer is implied rather than direct. 3. Level 3 questions apply the text to broader ideas and provoke thinking about values and opinions. Answers are beyond just the text and connect to experiences in the real world. Examples of each level are provided using details from Cinderella.

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AOW PART TWO:

THE THREE LEVELS


OF QUESTIONS
Aka. The Cinderella Exercise
CINDERELLA
All levels of questions can be explained using
the story of Cinderella

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
hebtX_RMdFw
HOW TO ASK & ANSWER
QUESTIONS
There are 3 levels of questions you can ask
about a text:
Level 1: Recall
Level 2: Analyze/Inference
Level 3: Synthesis

Embed the question in your answers about


texts.
Example: How does Mr. Harper like answers to be
written?
Answer: Mr. Harper likes answers to be written
with the question embedded in the answer.
LEVEL 1 QUESTIONS-RECALL
What?
Who?
Where?
The answer is right there
in the text
Answer is IN the lines: fully and clearly
expressed
LEVEL #1 QUESTIONS: EXAMPLE
With whom did Cinderella live?
What did Cinderella lose on the palace steps?
What were Cinderella's slippers made out of?
How did Cinderella get to the ball?

Now, answer these questions on your paper.


Embed the question in the answer.
LEVEL 2 QUESTIONS: ANALYSIS
Analyze the text
Interpret the text
Asks How?
Asks Why?
May be more than one answer
Answer is understood though not
directly expressed
Answer may be found BETWEEN the
lines, requiring us to make an inference
INFERENCE
The definition of inference is:
inference|inf()rns| noun. a conclusion
reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
the process of reaching such a conclusion : his
emphasis on order and health, and by inference
cleanliness.
Synonyms for inference:
thereshould be no inference drawn from the
fact that he chooses not to be a witness:
deduction, conclusion, reasoning, conjecture,
speculation, guess, presumption, assumption,
supposition, reckoning, extrapolation.
LEVEL 2 QUESTIONS: EXAMPLE
Why did Cinderella get special treatment
from the fairy godmother?
Why did the stepmother hide Cinderella
when the prince came?
Why was Cinderella treated differently that
her stepsisters?

Now, answer ONE of these questions on your


paper. Embed the question in the answer.
LEVEL 3 QUESTIONS: SYNTHESIS
Apply to the bigger world
No right or wrong answers
Provoke thinking and feeling
Deal with values and opinions
Answers are BEYOND the lines and
connect to the world outside the
book
LEVEL 3 QUESTIONS: EXAMPLE
Is there such a thing as love at first sight?
Does a woman need to marry a prince in
order to find happiness?
Are we responsible for our own happiness?
What does it mean to live happily ever after?
Does good always overcome evil?

Now, answer ONE questions on your paper.


Embed the question in the answer.

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