Basic questions vs critical thinking questions

Are questions designed to make you think deeply, analyze, and evaluate information instead of simply recalling facts

• Basic questions

• Critical thinking questions

If a rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of 5 cm, what is its area?

• Basic question

• Critical thinking question

Why do you think plants in the desert might look different from plants in a rainforest? Explain?

• Basic question

• Critical thinking question

If you divide a pizza into 8 equal slices and eat 3 slices, which is bigger : the part you ate or the part left? Explain.

• Basic question

• Critical thinking question

What planet is closest to the Sun?

• Basic question

• Critical thinking question