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WorksheetsMain and Sub-questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
If you are a good 'Global Citizen,' which of these are you most likely to share with a new friend from another country?
C. Your complete list of chores you hate doing.
B. A funny story about your favorite local holiday.
Two students are arguing over which colour marker to use for a class poster. The best collaborative solution is to:
C. Have a thumb war to decide who gets the first choice.
D. Draw a tiny picture of what each person wants and stick it on the poster.
If a kitten has the right to a cozy nap spot, its responsibility is most like:
C. Singing a lullaby for the owner.
B. Not scratching the sofa where the nap is happening.
Your school cafeteria depends on farmers, truckers, and cooks (interdependence). If the truckers go on strike because their trucks ran out of magical rainbow fuel, the most immediate problem would be:
D. All the cows will start wearing hats.
A. The cafeteria will start floating away.
A smart inventor wants to solve the problem of too much plastic waste. The silliest but smartest innovation idea is:
C. Inventing a plastic-eating microbe that only tastes like broccoli.
D. Making plastic items disappear every time you say the word 'banana.'
What is a main question in a research project?
b) A question about a small detail
a) A question that guides the whole project
Which of these is an example of a sub-question?
a) What is the main idea of the topic?
c) How does climate change affect animals?
Why do researchers use sub-questions?
b) To help answer the main question
d) To avoid doing research
If your main question is "How do different countries celebrate New Year?", which is a good sub-question?
d) What is the weather on New Year?
b) How do people in Japan celebrate New Year?
How can organizing main and sub-questions help in a global perspectives project?
b) It helps find information and stay focused
d) It helps you finish faster
What is a main question?
A big question that guides research or discussion
A question that is not important
What is a sub-question?
question that is always easy
A smaller question that helps answer the main question
Why do we use sub-questions?
To make the topic more confusing
To break down the main question into smaller parts
Which of these is most likely a main question for a global perspectives project?
How does climate change affect people around the world?
What is your favorite color?
Which of these could be a sub-question for the main question: "How does climate change affect people around the world?"
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
How do people in coastal areas respond to rising sea levels?
What is the best way to organize main and sub-questions in a project?
Put sub-questions before the main question
Put the main question first, then list sub-questions underneath
If your main question is "How do different cultures celebrate New Year?", which is a good sub-question?
What foods are eaten during New Year celebrations in Japan?
Who is the leader of China?
Why is it important to have clear main and sub-questions in research?
To make the project longer
To help focus the research and find useful information
Which skill do you use when you create sub-questions for a main question?
Drawing pictures
Breaking down a big idea into smaller parts
How can sub-questions help you answer a main question more completely?
By giving you more details and different perspectives
By making you forget the main question
