1- Analysis:

1. What made Mr. Smith change his attitude at the end of the story? (Causal).

2. What does the example the writer gives in Paragraph 2 illustrate about the economic situation?  (Explanatory).

1. What would Mr. Smith’s reaction be if he knew who the murderer was? (Prediction).
2. Which of the following factors does the writer consider the most important in reducing the unemployment? (Discriminatory).
3. Based on the author’s viewpoint, how would he respond to a situation where children are not provided with shelter and health care? (Prediction).

 

2- Criterial thinking:

1. Based on the passage, why does the writer consider our society a failing one? (Criterion-based judgment).
2. According to the passage, how can the writer’s attitude towards health care system be characterized? (Classification).

1. In what ways is the king’s behavior similar to the behavior of his butler? (Comparison).
2. What organizational pattern does the writer follow to explain the problem of drug addiction? (Pattern recognition).
3. According to the writer, what common characteristics help make an analogy between a family and a society? (Analogical reasoning).

3- Relational thinking:

1. Why does the writer use a question at the end of the article? (Functional).
2. According to the text, which factors correlate with overpopulation? (Correlation).
3. What does the pronoun “it” refer to in the text? (Syntax).
4. What is the writer’s viewpoint concerning capital punishment? (Synthesis).

5. According to the story, what do you think the woman should do if the situation changed? (Extrapolation)

4- Logical thinking:

1. How does the writer support his claim that women should be allowed to join the security forces? (Evidence-based argument).
2. What generalization can be made from the examples about the system of justice? (Induction).
3. What does the metaphor in Paragraph 3 indicate about the parents’ role in raising their kids? (Metaphorical reasoning).
4.   What other reasons might the character have had to decide to leave his country?    (Hypothesis formulation).
5. Why do you think the writer is pessimistic about the economic crisis? (Justification).

5- Communication:

1. What could the windmill in the story symbolize? (Symbolic expression).
2. What does the character’s action indicate about human nature? (Semantics).
3. Which of the following restatements best expresses the writer’s view about discrimination? (Verbal expression).
4. What does the writer mean when he says “and this will never come to an end”? (Sense making).
5. What does the word “vulgar”, line 23, mean? (Semantics).