With the help of the chart (= tableau) below, imagine 6 questions focusing on your school mates’ reading habits. Ex: What type of books do you read?
Question words
Question words are also called wh questions because they include the letters ‘W’ and ‘H’.
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Question words |
Meaning |
Examples |
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who |
person |
Who’s that? That’s Nancy. |
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where |
place |
Where do you live? In Boston |
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why |
reason |
Why do you sleep early? Because I’ve got to get up early |
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when |
time |
When do you go to work? At 7:00 |
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how |
manner |
How do you go? By car |
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what |
object, idea or action |
What do you do? I am an engineer |
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which |
choice |
Which one do you prefer? The red one. |
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whose |
possession |
Whose is this book? It’s Alan’s. |
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whom |
object of the verb |
Whom did you meet? I met the manager. |
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what kind |
description |
What kind of music do you like? I like quiet songs |
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what time |
time |
What time did you come home? |
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how many |
quantity (countable) |
How many students are there? There are twenty. |
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how much |
amount, price (uncountable) |
How much time have we got? Ten minutes |
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how long |
duration, length |
How long did you stay in that hotel? For two weeks. |
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how often |
frequency |
How often do you go to the gym? Twice a week. |
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how far |
distance |
How far is your school? It’s one mile far. |
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how old |
age |
How old are you? I’m 16. |
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how come |
reason |
How come I didn’t see you at the party? |
How do they help us understand reality?
Vocabulary List
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Fiction |
Young Adult Literature |
Dystopia |
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dystopian fiction speculative fiction an ideal a novel a plot social science-fiction a series a tale a utopia eerie oddly familiar fictional fictitious uncanny to find out to look for to make up stories to mimic |
Realistic fiction non fiction fantasy horror graphic novel comics set in the real contemporary addressing issues Exploring diversity : cultural, gender, ability, and sexual orientation innovation experimentation from 12 to 18 |
a dictatorship censorship the law tyranny dismal insane totalitarian unacceptable to ban / to forbid to give in to give up
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Give a definition of the terms Fiction, Young Adult Literature and Dystopia.