Memory tool: Writing Frames for SBQ

​Memory Tool:

Writing Frames for SBQ

Test yourself on how much you can recall the different writing frames​ and question types.

Multiple Choice

Study sources A and B.

How different are these sources? Explain your answer.

• Comparison

• Purpose

• Reliability

• Simple inference

Multiple Select

What is the writing frame for Comparison Questions? Pick two.

• Stand (similar/diff)

  Common Criteria

  Specific Criteria A

  Specific Criteria B

  Support A + exp

  Support B + exp

• Stand (similar/diff)

  Common Criteria

  Specific Criteria A

  Specific Criteria B

  Support A

  Support B

• Stand. Source A agrees/disagrees to source B therefore...

  Support A + exp

  Support B + exp

• Stand (Similar/different) in terms of purpose. Purpose analysis A. Purpose analysis B

Multiple Choice

Study source D.

Can source D be trusted? Explain your answer.

• Comparison

• Purpose

• Simple inference

• Reliability

Multiple Select

Which of the following are the writing frames for reliability questions? Pick 2.

• Stand. Source A agrees/disagrees to source B therefore... source cannot be trusted

  Support A + exp

  Support B + exp

• Stand (similar/diff)

  Common Criteria

  Specific Criteria A

  Specific Criteria B

  Support A

  Support B

• Source A cannot be trusted because it is biased towards.. (What)

  Support

  Bias who (author)

  Bias why

  Bias how

Open Ended

What is the writing frame for this question?

Study source D.

What can you infer about the authors attitude towards Singapore?

Message (attitude) question

​Author's attitude is (feeling word) as he wants to (message word) + (inference) about (question focus)

Support from the source shows that...

This implies (Explanation) and the author feels (feeling word) towards the (question focus)​

Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Open Ended

What is the writing frame for this question?

Study source D.

Why did Minister Lee Hsien Loong made this comment?

Purpose question

​Author's wants to (Purpose word) as he wants to (doing impact)+ (audience) about (question focus if any)

Support from the source shows that...

This shows that the author wants people to (thinking impact) + (feeling impact) + (doing impact)

Subject | Subject

Skill here is also known as "Why-inference"

Utility Question

​Reliability/ Cross reference method

Source B is not useful/useful

Source A agrees/disagrees, OR support/challenges source B therefore... ​

Support A + exp

Support B + exp

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​Not useful because it is bias/has a purpose.

Source B is not useful/useful

as source B has a bias/purpose​​

Support B + bias/purpose analysis.

Since source B cannot be trusted, it is not useful.