Vocabulary to Use When You Answer a HOTS Question
In a HOTS question relating to thinking skills, the instruction is:
"For this question, use ONE of the thinking skills from the Appendix (‫ )נספח‬on page 8 OR any thinking skill studied in
class. Write the thinking skill you chose and then answer the question (10 points for the content of the answer, 5
points for the correct use of the thinking skill)."
1. In your answer name ONE of the thinking skills from the Appendix or from what you have learnt.
Thinking skill I chose: ..............................................................................
2. Answer the question showing appropriate evidence of the use of the chosen thinking skill.
The following vocabulary list provides words and phrases to use while answering a HOTS question relating to thinking
skills. The list contains vocabulary that is directly connected to the each thinking skill.
Useful Vocabulary
Thinking Skill
1. Inferring – ,‫הסקה מהכתוב‬
‫קריאה בין השורות‬
2. Comparing and
infer, conclude, read between the lines, assume, suppose, think, understand, probably
Comparing: like, similar, also, similarly, in the same way, likewise, again,
unlike, compared to
contrasting – ‫ השוואה וניגוד‬Contrasting: unlike, in contrast with, different than, on the contrary, however,
although, yet, even though, still, nevertheless, despite, while,
‫מציאת הדומה והשונה‬
on the one hand, …on the other hand, …
3. Explaining patterns
‫ דפוסי התנהגות‬/ ‫הסבר תבניות‬
pattern of behavior, repeat, repetition, like, similar, in the same way, again
cause, effect, reason, result, consequence, end, outcome, if....then, in order to,
4. Explaining cause and
effect :‫ הסבר של סיבה ותוצאה‬implication, due to, because, as a result (of),
,‫מה גרם לאירוע מסויים‬
‫ ומה היתה התוצאה מכך‬motivate, encourage, persuade, development, explanation
5. Distinguishing different
perspectives
perspective, point of view, attitude, different, differences, looking from above,
‫הבחנה בין נקודות מבט שונות‬
‫ נקודות מבט של‬,‫(למשל‬
however, on the one hand… , on the other hand…, the opinion of… is that, the reader's
/ narrator's outlook (‫)השקפה‬, perception, side, angle
)‫דמויות שונות לאירוע בסיפור‬
Solve: find out, solve, answer, explain, deal with (the problem), overcome
6. Problem solving
‫ תיאור הבעיה והצעת‬:‫ פתרון בעיות‬Problem: problem, difficult situation, difficulty, dilemma, obstacle,
‫ פתרון על סמך המידע שבטקסט‬predicament (‫(מצב קשה או לא נעים‬, trouble, crisis
© Dorian (based on TLC's Teachers' Handbook, summer 2013)
/ Also read about types of questions in Ankori's book, pp. 14 - 24