Questions on a text; Ig nobel prize

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

questions on a text

aim

after this lesson you know how to make and how to answer a difficult question on a text

warming up

Read the text on Ig Nobel prizes again. 

programme

answer some multiple choice questions

define what make a question harder/ easier to answer

answer some open questions

decide what is necessary to answer such a question

find out more.

How many tickets have the Irish police sold?

1. 50
2. more than 50
3. less than 50
4. 0

What does 'Prawo Jazdy" mean

1. drive
2. Driver's licence
3. driving ticket
4. None of these, it is a name

How many authors helped publishing the medical paper that won the prize in 1993

1. 976
2. 972
3. more than 1000
4. 4

when is the Ig Nobel prize awarded

1. in spring
2. in summer
3. in autumn
4. in winter

according to one of the prize winners: What is the biochemical diffence between an obsessive-compulsive disorder and romantic love?

1. The effect are opposite
2. they have nothing in common
3. there is no biochemical difference
4. people feel differently

where is the award ceremony held

1. Sweden
2. USA
3. Norway
4. Ireland

who can hear High pitched noise

1. adults
2. everyone
3. teenagers
4. teachers

what is another word for "improbable'

1. impossible
2. unlikely
3. understandable
4. inconcievable

what makes a multiple choice question difficult

What could also be an example of improbable research

Did people like the Coca Cola made with Thames water? explain your answer

Why are these prizes given?

what makes an open question difficult

follow up

How do these prizes make you think?

Who won this year?

How did they start?

Can people vote for the prizes?

opdracht: Read text 6, page 250

Answer the questions and say what makes them difficult or easy.

think up 1 challenging multiple choice question

think up 1 challenging open questions

Include an answer and  write down why your question is challenging

part 2

exchange your question with your partner

answer his/ her question.

Give him/her feedback whether or not the  question was difficult

In pairs: choose the most difficult of your 4 questions and post it here