Understanding and Answering Questions

A big part of speech and language class focuses on how to understand and effectively answer all types of questions. Wh-Questions are who, what, where, when, why, and how. Typically, Yes/No questions are easier, because they require a single word response but one still must listen and understand the context of the questions to answer correctly.

Answering a wh- question appropriately involves these steps:

• One must attend to and understand the wh- question word.What=thingWhen=timeHow many =number
• How=way
• Why=reason
• Where=place
• Who= person
• Understand the overall meaning of the question and relate it to the wh- question word.
• Think of an appropriate response.
• Evaluate the response to make sure it gives the information asked for by the question.
• Verbalize an appropriate response clearly.