How to construct a high order thinking skill (HOTS) question

This prompt is excellent for creating challenging higher-order thinking questions (HOTs) that promote critical thinking and a deeper understanding of an article's content. It aids in developing questions that require readers to engage in higher-order thinking skills such as analysis, evaluation, and creation. Through this process, you'll be able to craft hot questions examples that stimulate thoughtful discussion and insights, enhancing the reader's comprehension and engagement.

What content you'll need to provide

To effectively use this prompt, you need to provide a detailed and insightful article. The content of the article should be rich enough to offer key concepts, themes, or arguments that can be analyzed, making it suitable for developing higher order thinking questions. The article should allow for in-depth exploration and application of higher-order cognitive processes, such as breaking down information, making judgments based on criteria, combining ideas, and applying knowledge in new contexts. This will ensure you can generate high order thinking questions that challenge readers and stimulate intellectual growth.

Here's the prompt

You are tasked with generating a high order thinking skill question based on an article and providing answers for it. Here's the article you'll be working with: [ARTICLE_TITLE]

Your task is to create one high order thinking skill question based on the content of this article. High order thinking skills (HOTS) are cognitive processes that involve analysis, evaluation, and creation. These questions should go beyond simple recall and comprehension, encouraging critical thinking and deeper understanding.

Examples of high order thinking skills include:

Analyzing: Breaking down information into component parts and identifying relationships
Evaluating: Making judgments based on criteria and standards
Creating: Putting elements together to form a coherent whole or producing an original product
Applying: Using acquired knowledge in new situations
Synthesizing: Combining ideas to form a new whole

To generate your question:

Carefully read and analyze the article.
Identify key concepts, themes, or arguments presented in the text.
Formulate a question that requires the reader to engage in one or more of the high order thinking skills mentioned above.
Ensure the question is clear, concise, and directly related to the article's content.

For the answers:

Create four answer options (A, B, C, and D).
Make sure one option is the correct answer.
The other three options should be plausible but incorrect.
All options should be of similar length and complexity.

Present your output in the following format:

<question>
[Your high order thinking skill question here]

A. [First answer option]
B. [Second answer option]
C. [Third answer option]
D. [Fourth answer option]
</question>

<correct_answer>
[Indicate the correct answer (A, B, C, or D)]
</correct_answer>

<explanation>
[Provide a detailed explanation of why the correct answer is correct and why the other options are incorrect. Reference specific parts of the article to support your explanation.]
</explanation>

Remember to create a question that truly challenges the reader's higher-order thinking skills and requires a deep understanding of the article's content.

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