Case 6 of 20 · Questioning & Curiosity

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The Question Game

🔎 Case Brief #6

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves competitive questioning.

🎯 Your mission

Spot the strongest argument.

⚡ The twist

If you had one more question, what would it be?

What you'll learn · 1 of 3

🧠 Challenge: Can you answer a question ONLY with another question? This game trains you to think in questions instead of answers — which is harder than it sounds!

Understanding competitive questioning is one of the building blocks of strong thinking.

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Let's break it down step by step.

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.

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Check: did it work? If not, try something else!

You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key idea: Competitive questioning

Think about this

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves competitive questioning. Your teacher asks the class to think about it. What do you notice? What questions pop into your head?

How a thinker does it

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👀 What Do I See?
Look at the problem about competitive 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!

Remember

1Master competitive questioning
2Apply questioning & curiosity in real situations
3Build habits of questioning & curiosity

Words to know

Wonder: Thinking 'how?' or 'why?'
Question: Something you ask to learn more

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What is the main idea of competitive questioning?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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How can you apply questioning & curiosity in daily life?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Good critical thinkers always:

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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🌍 Why this matters: People use questioning curiosity skills at home, at school, and at work. Every time you practice, you're getting ready for the future!

💬 Talk about it

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

🏆 Try this week: Ask 5 'why' questions in a row about something you see.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “What's one question you wish you knew the answer to?”

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