22 Higher Order Thinking Questions



  1. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” Do you agree or disagree with this quote? Explain.
  2. Do you believe in fate? Explain.
  3. Explain step-by-step how to tie your shoe. You may draw pictures.
  4. If you could have dinner with one historical figure, who would it be and why?
  5. Use the following words in a story of 200 words: paper, fire, wind, rain, hysterical, cotton, snowflake, soup, bubble, silently.
  6. In your opinion, what has been the most important moment in the 21st century? Explain.
  7. In your opinion, what was the most important moment in the 20th century? Explain.
  8. In your opinion, what has been the most important moment in history? Explain.
  9. Come up with something that you think needs to be invented. Explain how it would work.
  10. Write about something that you are proud of.
  11. Through hard work and determination, one can improve one’s place in society. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
  12. Tell about a time you lost something valuable.
  13. What will cars be like in 50 years?
  14. What will you be like in 50 years?
  15. Write 10 creative uses for a plastic water bottle.
  16. Write 10 creative uses for a mirror.
  17. What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
  18. Do you agree with this perspective from Tao Te Ching? “Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
  19. Write a poem entitled “My Room, My Refuge”.
  20. List 15 advantages to being one foot tall.
  21. Write the dialog to a conversation between you and your hero.
  22. Use the following words in a story of 200 words: leather, sand, elbow, hopeless, giving, wisdom, peaceful, sunset, ominous, paper airplane.

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