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HOTS QUESTIONS through Purposeful Questioning

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which purposeful question best develops information literacy?

a)

List the planets in order from the sun.

b)

Which website is most reliable for finding information on climate change, and why?

c)

Who discovered the law of gravity?

2.

Which question demonstrates critical thinking in Math?

a)

Solve for x in the equation 2x + 3 = 9

b)

How are quadratic and linear equations similar and different in terms of their graphs?

c)

List the steps in solving a quadratic equation.

3.

Which purposeful question targets problem-solving skills?

a)

Design a school-based project that will reduce electricity consumption by 20%. How will you implement it?

b)

What is the definition of renewable energy?

c)

List three sources of renewable energy.”

4.

In PISA 2022, where did the Philippines rank in Mathematics among 81 participating countries?

a)

81st

b)

79th

c)

77th

5.

Which HOTS skill is most directly targeted when learners are asked to evaluate the reliability of online sources about climate change?

a)

Information Literacy

b)

Critical Thinking

c)

Problem-Solving

6.

In the context of purposeful questioning, which teacher prompt best promotes Critical Thinking?

a)

Who discovered the circulation of blood?

b)

What would happen if the heart stopped pumping blood?

c)

List the parts of the circulatory system.

7.

In Bloom’s Taxonomy, which level comes immediately before “Apply”?

a)

Create

b)

Analyze

c)

Understand

8.

Which skill focuses on recalling definitions, facts, and lists?

a)

Remembering

b)

Analyze

c)

Evaluating

9.

What is the main purpose of purposeful questioning?

a)

To confuse learners

b)

To engage learners in deeper thinking

c)

To replace textbooks

10.

Why do you think many Filipino learners struggle with PISA problem-solving questions despite learning the same content?

a)

Lack of memorization skills

b)

Limited exposure to real-world application

c)

Too much emphasis on arts

11.

Grade 9 student misinterprets a graph in Science.

Which purposeful question could guide them toward self-correction?

a)

What does the x-axis represent, and how does it affect your interpretation?

b)

What is the title of the graph?

c)

Who made the graph?

12.

How can purposeful questioning bridge the gap between LOTS and HOTS?

a)

By asking only factual recall questions

b)

By scaffolding from simple recall to deeper reasoning

c)

By reducing the number of student responses

13.

Imagine you are teaching Grade 10 English. Which question promotes Critical Thinking?

a)


How would you compare the protagonist's struggles to real-life social issues of today?

b)

What is the plot of the story? Explain.

c)

Describe the main characters in the story.

14.

One side says banning plastics saves marine life; the other says it hurts small businesses.

What should you do?

a)

Follow your friends’ opinion

b)

Weigh both short- and long-term impacts

c)

Pick the emotional side

15.

According to PISA 2022, Filipino learners struggled most with which type of questions?

a)

Multiple-choice grammar drills

b)

Vocabulary matching exercises

c)

Higher-order reasoning and problem-solving questions