Case 15 of 20 · Questioning & Curiosity

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The 20-Question Strategy

🔎Case Brief #15

📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use efficient questioning.

🎯 Your mission

Solve the puzzle.

⚡ The twist

Assume the obvious answer is wrong — now what?

What You'll Learn

🧠 In the game '20 Questions,' you must narrow down the answer using only yes/no questions. The best strategy: start BROAD, then get more specific. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Efficient questioning

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Think About This

📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use efficient questioning. What advice would you give them?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about efficient questioning. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Master efficient questioning

Apply questioning & curiosity in real situations

Build habits of questioning & curiosity

Key Vocabulary

Curious

Wanting to find out about things

Wonder

Thinking 'how?' or 'why?'

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Why This Matters in Real Life

Grown-ups use questioning curiosity every day in their jobs. The practice you're doing now builds skills that last a lifetime!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain efficient questioning to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Solve the Case

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What is the main idea of efficient questioning?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Write down one question you can't answer yet.

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For the dinner table

“What's one question you wish you knew the answer to?”

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