Self-assessment questions
SAQ 1
Fill the missing gaps in the sentences below, selecting from the jumbled words.
SAQ 2
What are the two types of questions that are set out in a grid pattern in the Question Ladder Template? Record your answers in the box below.
Discussion
The question ladder is a series of two types of questions that are set out in a grid pattern. From top to bottom, running vertically at the left of the grid, there are the following questions:
- What
- Who
- Where
- When
- Why
- How
The ‘five Ws and H’ are coupled with questions running horizontally from left to right beginning:
- Is
- Did
- Can
- Will
- Would
- Might.
A useful way of remembering these is through a mnemonic.
SAQ 3
In Activity 3, you were asked to select the ten best questions for Margaret’s social enterprise.
SAQ 4
Consider the following statements about the Question Ladder Tool and decide whether they are a strength or weakness.
The question ladder:
a.
Strength
b.
Weakness
The correct answer is a.
a.
Strength
b.
Weakness
The correct answer is b.
a.
Strength
b.
Weakness
The correct answer is b.
a.
Strength
b.
Weakness
The correct answer is a.
a.
Strength
b.
Weakness
The correct answer is b.
a.
Strength
b.
Weakness
The correct answer is a.
a.
Strength
b.
Weakness
The correct answer is b.
a.
Strength
b.
Weakness
The correct answer is a.
Discussion
The strengths and weaknesses of the question ladder would look like this if presented in a table:
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
| Simple to use | Doesn’t always bring answers |
| Gently becomes more complex and contested | No guarantee of good answers |
| Structured and systematic | Has redundancy |
| Versatile | Frustrating |