Critical Thinking Handout 1.

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Types of Questions Answers
Question Answer
1. What did you mean when you said? Probing

2. Who had a different…? Discussion

3. Please explain in your own words his/her idea about… Discussion

4. Who can describe the order of…? Discussion

5. If we did…again, what would need to change? Conceptual

6. How would you rephrase this idea…? Probing

7. What did you observe about…? Factual

8. If we use his/her thinking, what would we do next…? Factual

9. Can you expand on…? Factual

10. Can you find evidence to support his/her claim? Discussion

11. Can you describe…? Factual

12. Will you summarise the points he/she raised? Probing

13. Can you use the same thinking to…? Conceptual

14. How is your…similar or different? Conceptual

15. Can you find some evidence of…? Conceptual

16. If I understood you correctly, then…? Probing

17. Can you explain whether it would be a good or bad Probing

idea to…and why?
18. Do you agree that…? Discussion

19. What else can you tell me about that? Probing

20. Do you remember the way we…? Discussion