All flashcards
Flashcard 1: What is an appropriate question to ask when a speaker’s point is unclear?
Answer: A clarifying question that asks the speaker to explain meaning or details. Clarifying questions help ensure mutual understanding.
Flashcard 2: What is the main purpose of asking follow-up questions during a discussion?
Answer: To deepen understanding by prompting more detail or clarification. Follow-ups encourage speakers to expand their ideas.
Flashcard 3: What does it mean to pose a question that elicits elaboration in a discussion?
Answer: Ask an open-ended question that prompts details, reasons, or examples. Open-ended questions require more than yes/no answers.
Flashcard 4: What is a respectful way to disagree while staying on topic in a discussion?
Answer: State a different view and support it with reasons tied to the topic. Respectful disagreement includes reasons, not attacks.
Flashcard 5: Identify the best follow-up question to deepen reasoning: "Can you explain why?" or "Are you done?"
Answer: "Can you explain why?". This prompts explanation; "Are you done?" doesn't.
Flashcard 6: What is the best follow-up question to elicit an example from a speaker?
Answer: "Can you give a specific example?". This directly requests concrete examples.
Flashcard 7: Which response is most relevant: adding a related example or changing to a new topic?
Answer: Adding a related example. Examples support the topic; new topics derail it.
Flashcard 8: What is the best definition of a relevant observation in a discussion response?
Answer: A comment that directly connects to the current topic and speaker’s point. Relevant means directly related to the discussion.
Flashcard 9: What is an appropriate question to ask to connect a comment back to the topic?
Answer: Ask how the comment relates to the main question or central idea. This refocuses discussion on the central topic.
Flashcard 10: Choose the best clarifying question: "What do you mean by 'effective'?" or "Why is math hard?"
Answer: "What do you mean by 'effective'?". First clarifies the term; second changes topics.
Flashcard 11: Identify the best response to stay on topic: "That relates because…" or "Anyway, I like sports."
Answer: "That relates because…". First connects ideas; second introduces unrelated topic.
Flashcard 12: Find the best way to bring discussion back on topic after a tangent begins.
Answer: Restate the main question and ask a related follow-up. This technique refocuses without being rude.
Flashcard 13: Choose the best on-topic redirect sentence when peers drift off topic.
Answer: "How does that connect to our main point about the text?". This politely redirects to the main discussion point.
Flashcard 14: Identify the most relevant reply to a peer’s comment: summarize their point or ignore it.
Answer: Summarize their point and respond directly to it. Summarizing shows you listened and understood.
Flashcard 15: Which question best compares ideas: "How is your idea similar to theirs?" or "What is your favorite?"
Answer: "How is your idea similar to theirs?". First compares ideas; second asks for preferences.
Flashcard 16: Find the best probing question to explore consequences: "What might happen if…?" or "Is it true?"
Answer: "What might happen if…?". First explores outcomes; second seeks simple confirmation.
Flashcard 17: What is an appropriate question to ask to request evidence for a claim?
Answer: Ask what evidence, example, or source supports the claim. Evidence questions strengthen claims with support.
Flashcard 18: Find the best elaboration question for this claim: "School should start later."
Answer: "What reasons and evidence support starting school later?". This asks for supporting details about the claim.
Flashcard 19: Identify the best question stem to elicit elaboration: "Why…?" or "Did you…?"
Answer: "Why…?". "Why" prompts reasoning; "Did you" only needs yes/no.
Flashcard 20: Which question best asks for textual support: “What happened next?” or “Which line from the text supports your point?”
Answer: “Which line from the text supports your point?”. The second specifically asks for evidence from the text.
Flashcard 21: What is the main goal when you respond to a classmate’s comment during discussion?
Answer: Add relevant observations or ideas that move the discussion forward. Relevant responses advance the conversation productively.
Flashcard 22: What is a focused follow-up question in a discussion?
Answer: A question that builds on the last point and stays on the topic. Focused questions maintain relevance while deepening the discussion.
Flashcard 23: Which question stem most directly asks about a speaker’s reasoning or logic?
Answer: “What makes you think that?”. This question probes the thought process behind a statement.
Flashcard 24: Which response best brings discussion back to the prompt: “Anyway” or “How does your point answer the prompt?”
Answer: “How does your point answer the prompt?”. The second reconnects the discussion to the original task.
Flashcard 25: Identify the best clarifying question: “Are you sure?” or “What does that term mean in this context?”
Answer: “What does that term mean in this context?”. The second seeks specific meaning, not just confirmation.
Flashcard 26: Choose the most on-topic reply to a peer’s point: “Interesting” or “I agree because the evidence shows…”
Answer: “I agree because the evidence shows…”. The second builds on the point with supporting evidence.
Flashcard 27: Identify the best redirection: “Let us talk about sports” or “Let us return to the author’s argument.”
Answer: “Let us return to the author’s argument.”. The second refocuses on the academic discussion.
Flashcard 28: Identify the most relevant response to a claim about theme: “That reminds me of lunch” or “That connects to the theme of courage.”
Answer: “That connects to the theme of courage.”. The second directly relates to the literary discussion.
Flashcard 29: Choose the best follow-up to elicit elaboration: “Okay.” or “Can you explain your reasoning?”
Answer: “Can you explain your reasoning?”. The second prompts deeper thinking about their claim.
Flashcard 30: Identify the best elaboration question: “Did you like it?” or “Why did it affect the character?”
Answer: “Why did it affect the character?”. The second asks for analysis, not just personal preference.