Sentence Stems For Formulating Questions

• How is… similar to or different from… ?

• What are the characteristics or parts of… ?

• In what other way might we show or illustrate… ?

• What is the big idea or key concept in … ?

• How does… relate to… ?

• What ideas or details can you add to… ?

• Give an example of … ?

• What is wrong with… ?

• What might you infer from… ?

• What conclusions might be drawn from… ?

• What questions are we trying to answer? What problem are we trying to solve?

• What are you assuming about… ?

• What might happen if… ?

• What criteria might you use to judge or evaluate… ?

• What evidence supports… ?

• How might we prove or confirm… ?

• How might this be viewed from the perspective of… ?

• What alternatives should be considered?

• What approach or strategy could you use to… ?

• How else might you say… ?