Example of Questions

5W1H Question 

Who

Who's that? That's Nancy.

Who benefits?

Who is it about?

Who opened the door?

Who else will do this?

What

What do you do? I am an engineer

What kind of music do you like? I like quiet Sons

What time did you come home?

What, specifically,...?

What next?

Where

Where do you live? In Boston

Where did it happen?

Where do they live?

Where else?

Where are you?

Why

Why do you sleep early? Because I've got to get up Erly

Why does that happen?

Why don’t I help you?

Why not?

Why do you love me?

When

When do you go to work? At 7:00

When did he leave?

When will I know?

When will it start/end?

When, exactly, will you...?

How

How do you go? By cat

How long did you stay in that hotel? For two weeks.

How old are you? I'm 16.

How come I didn't see at the party?

How far is your school? It's one mile far.

Yes - No Question

Do you watch TV very much?

Do you like basketball?

May I smoke in here?

Do you like to eat sweet things?

Do you like your job?

Tag question

with auxiliaries

You've got a car, haven't you?

without auxiliaries (use: don't, doesn't, didn't)

They play football on Sundays, don't they?

She plays football on Sundays, doesn't she?

They played football on Sundays, didn't they?

Special question

Open the window, will you?

Let’s take the next bus, shall we?

Source: 

http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net/YES_NO_QUESTIONS.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/qu_tags.htm

Definition Of Information Questions

5W 1H Question :

Who

• Identify the characters in the reading and make a list of them.
• Draw connecting lines between the characters and describe to yourself the relationship between the characters.

What

• Identify the events or actions and make a list of them.
• Draw connecting lines between the events or actions to show the relationship between  them.
• Draw connecting lines between the characters and the events as you describe to yourself the relationship between them.

Where 

• Identify all the places in the reading and make a list of them.
• Draw connecting lines between places, events and characters as you describe to yourself the relationship among them.

When

• Identify all the time factors in the reading and make a list of them. 
• Draw connecting lines between time factors, places, events and characters as you describe to yourself the relationship among them.

Why

• Identify causes for events of actions and make a list of them.
• Draw connecting lines from the causes to effects on the characters, events, places, or times as you describe to yourself the relationship among them.

How

• Identify the way events took place and make a list of them.
• Draw connecting lines between the way events took place and other factors as you describe to yourself the relationship among them 

Yes No Question :

Definition:       An interrogative construction that expects an answer of "yes" or "no." Contrast with wh- question.

Examples and Observations:

                        Homer: Are you an angel?

                         Moe: Yes, Homer. All us angels wear Farrah slacks.

                        (The Simpsons)

"Directing a movie is a very overrated job, we all know it. You just have to say 'yes' or 'no.' What else do you do? Nothing. 'Maestro, should this be red?' Yes. 'Green?' No. 'More extras?' Yes. 'More lipstick?' No. Yes. No. Yes. No. That's directing." (Judi Dench as Liliane La Fleur in Nine, 2009).

            Principal McGee: Are you just going to stand there all day?

            Sonny: No ma'am. I mean, yes ma'am. I mean, no ma'am.

             Principal McGee: Well, which is it?

             Sonny: Um, no ma'am.

             (Eve Arden and Michael Tucci in Grease, 1978)

The yes-no question is found in three varieties: the inverted question, the typical exemplar of this kind; the inverted question offering an alternative (which may require more than a simple yes or no for an answer); and the tag question:

            Are you going? (inversion)

            Are you staying or going? (inversion with alternative)

            You're going, aren't you? (tag)

The inverted question merely inverts the subject and the first verb of the verb phrase of the corresponding statement pattern when that verb is either a modal or an auxiliary verb or the verb be and sometimes have. The question itself may be positive or negative:

She is leaving on Wednesday.

            Is she leaving on Wednesday?

    . . . A positive question appears to be neutral as to the expected response--yes or no. However, a negative question seems to hold out the distinct possibility of a negative response.

            Are you going? Yes/No.

            Aren't you going? No.

(Ronald Wardhaugh, Understanding English Grammar: A Linguistic Approach. Wiley-Blackwell, 2003)

"There are many different ways to format questions on a survey. Let's say you want to measure people's attitudes toward premarital sex. You could ask a simple yes-no question:

        Are you in favor of premarital sex?

        ___ Yes ___ No

Or you could use a Likert-type scale where the question is phrased as a statement." (Annabel Ness Evans and Bryan J. Rooney, Methods in Psychological Research, 2nd ed. Sage, 2011) Also Known As: polar interrogative, polar question, bipolar question

Tag Question :

Question tags are the short questions that we put on the end of sentences – particularly in spoken English. There are lots of different question tags but the rules are not difficult to learn.

Positive/negative

If the main part of the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative ….

• He’s a doctor, isn’t he?
• You work in a bank, don’t you?

... and if the main part of the sentence is negative, the question tag is positive.

• You haven’t met him, have you?
• She isn’t coming, is she?

With auxiliary verbs

The question tag uses the same verb as the main part of the sentence. If this is an auxiliary verb (‘have’, ‘be’) then the question tag is made with the auxiliary verb.

• They’ve gone away for a few days, haven’t they?
• They weren’t here, were they?
• He had met him before, hadn’t he?
• This isn’t working, is it?

Without auxiliary verbs

If the main part of the sentence doesn’t have an auxiliary verb, the question tag uses an appropriate form of ‘do’.

• I said that, didn’t I?
• You don’t recognise me, do you?
• She eats meat, doesn’t she?

With modal verbs

If there is a modal verb in the main part of the sentence the question tag uses the same modal verb.

• They couldn’t hear me, could they?
• You won’t tell anyone, will you?

With ‘I am’

Be careful with question tags with sentences that start ‘I am’. The question tag for ‘I am’ is ‘aren’t I?’

• I’m the fastest, aren’t I?

Intonation

Question tags can either be ‘real’ questions where you want to know the answer or simply asking for agreement when we already know the answer.

If the question tag is a real question we use rising intonation. Our tone of voice rises.
If we already know the answer we use falling intonation. Our tone of voice falls.

Source :

http://designjournalsos.blogspot.com/2012/01/amusement-theme-starter-ultimate-how-to.html

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions-tag.htm

No Flight of Fancy, the Jetpack Is Coming

As standard gear for James Bond and Buzz Lightyear, jetpacks have long captured the public imagination as a way to dodge traffic jams and Cold War villains.

Among the world's aviation regulators, they have been dismissed as a flight of fancy that didn't require any special rules. But a planned launch of a jetpack in New Zealand next year has bureaucrats scratching their heads, particularly as the machine's makers say the thing can travel up to 7,000 feet in the air at speeds of 50 miles an hour. 

"Think of it like a motorcycle in the sky," says Peter Coker, chief executive of Martin Aircraft Co. Ltd., which has spent 30 years developing the Martin Jetpack here. The Martin jetpack is unique in that it is not rocket powered but has a gasoline engine driving twin-ducted fans. The latest P12 prototype, a far sleeker and shinier model than the earlier versions, will allow a pilot to fly for up to half an hour.

New Zealand is taking the prospect of jetpacks in its airspace seriously, even though the product's price - more than $150,000 - means that just a few dozen have been reserved. Most of those are going to overseas customers.

Rex Kenny is manager for special flight operations and recreational aviation at the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand. It is pretty much up to him to decide whether jetpacks should be allowed. Part of the debate took off when the aviation official tried to fit jetpacks neatly into existing categories. Is it a helicopter? Is it an aircraft? Mr. Kenny studied the rule book and concluded it is neither. "It's a misnomer to call it a jetpack because it is a ducted fan," says Mr. Kenny. "It's a lift device really. When we looked at our rules, microlight was the closest," referring to a lightweight craft for one or two passengers. 
 

The name game was simple, though, compared with navigating through other issues, ranging from the safety of jetpack pilots to what happens if one crashes into a building or makes an emergency landing on a nearby farm.

"If you land in someone's paddock, you will always land on their prime sheep," Mr. Kenny says, stressing that liability insurance for pilots is a must.

Classifying the jetpack as a microlight aircraft means owners will have to be licensed and submit to regular testing. 

Still up in the air is whether they will eventually be allowed to fly over built-up areas. The latest prototype has been certified for manned test flights in New Zealand, but it can't be flown more than 20 feet above ground or more than 25 feet above water.

In New Zealand, a mountainous nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, finding new ways to get around has become a national pastime. Zorbs - giant balls that spin down hills at up to 30 mph and a personal pedal-powered monorail system known as the Shweeb, were conceived by amateur inventors. 

Source :

• Jetpack 
• http://www.gunadarma.ac.id

Asus Launches World's Thinnest Notebook

Asus finally launching a netbook product called the thinnest and lightest in the world. With a thickness of 17.6 millimeters and weighs 920 grams totaled, X101 series product is challenging thin laptops that are already on the market without sacrificing functionality.

This product has actually been exhibited in celebration of International Computer, Computex 2011, Taipei, Taiwan, a few months ago. The design is lightweight and slim netbook is meant to fit easily into a briefcase and can be carried easily anywhere.

This netbook allegedly deliberately made ​​for cloud computing to boost the ability to surf the internet. The proof lies in the use of Solid State Drives at 8 Gigabit without any harddisks.

The operating system used is MeeGo which basically has the functionality to work through the cloud computing as well as access to exclusive services such as Asus Vibe Asus, Asus AppStore, until online file storage facility that is Dropbox.

Specifications X101 is also not lost though initially targeted for netbook users and people who want to have a secondary computer. Processor which is embedded in this netbook is the Intel Atom, 1 Gb RAM, 2 USB 2.0 plugs, a micro SD slot, and a webcam. Innovations such as the Asus Super Hybrid Engine proud ensure the continued efficient performance of netbook so that it can save battery usage.

Source : Asus Launches World's Thinnest Notebook

How to Become a Teaching Assistant

Many people are scared of job search process. Well, this page will provide you with straightforward instructions to help you become a teaching assistant!

First, you must decide where you want to work. What state/city do you want to work in? Do you want to become a teacher’s aide at a suburban, rural, or urban school? Do you care about whether you are working at a high school, middle school, or elementary school? Although you should not limit your options, it is a good idea to give yourself a general direction as you begin the job search.

Second, you must find out what job openings there are for TAs. This is usually an easy task, as most school districts have a Regional Office of Education website that lists all the openings for the district. The specific category you should be looking for is “Non-Certified: Support Staff.” This category should contain all the openings for teacher’s aides. If you can’t find this category, try to find a similar category, such as “Paraprofessionals.”

Third, you will apply for the open positions. An effective application will include a good resume and cover letter. On this site, you can also find information for how to create a good resume and cover letter for a teaching assistant position.

Fourth, you will apply for more positions. Obviously, the more positions you apply for, the greater your chances of getting called for an interview. The good news is that many schools are often looking for teacher’s aides. Furthermore, applications for teaching assistants often are very similar, so it should not take much extra work to apply for many more openings.

Fifth, you will wait to be called for an interview. However, while you wait, you should constantly be checking if positions have opened up, or if there are other positions open in nearby school districts. On this site, you will also find information for how to interview effectively for a teacher’s aide position.

Sixth, and finally, you will accept a job offer! This is always a satisfying moment, and if you follow the steps above, as well as check out the pages with information about writing good resumes and interviewing well, then you should have a lot of confidence as you seek to enter into this profession.

To become a teaching assistant requires hard work and commitment, but if you keep working at it, I am absolutely confident that you will be able to receive a job offer. Remember, it’s not about if-it’s about when. Be patient, confident, and just keep on searching and applying.

Source :  How To Become A Teaching Assistant

Cyber Crime

There is a very old and correct saying that goes on to say that a coin has two sides. Like a coin almost every aspect of life has two sides. For example the most common example can be taken of the advent of technology and the crime associated with it. With the advent of time and technology, computers have formed an integral part of the working society. Computers along with them have brought greater work and time efficiency in the working circle of the society as a whole. But there comes the twist. Along with all the benefits that computers and technology have brought, there also comes the rising and alarming threat of cyber crime.

Cyber crime in recent times has been credited along with a lot of attention by the general public, thanks to the almost impossible crimes committed by the hackers. The dangers that cyber crime is posing to computers and information in computers has been acknowledged by almost all the countries. Serious concern and alarm have been raised against the growing threat of cyber crime and its potential threat to the information possessed in the computers. The reason that cyber crime is posing a serious threat, is because of the reason that most countries around the world have no existing law that they can exert against cyber crimes. This leaves the businessmen and their business at the mere mercy of the technology that is being used by the businessmen in their business.

 

The only resort that the individuals have or can take against cyber crime is the way of self protection. Although self protection is the one step that people can take against cyber crimes, but still unfortunately it’s not a full proof safe step. As hackers can easily hack through the computers of others, this makes the information stored in the computer more vulnerable to information leakage. One main reason why cyber crime has been gathering so much of attention, is because of the fact that cyber crime has no boundaries of working or occurring. Cyber crime have been reportedly breaching national barriers at ease there by jeopardizing the political and the defense strategies of the country in front of the other nations, as it has been reported that after committing the crime the hackers sell the leaked information to the rival countries for money.

The other reason as to why cyber crime is posing a serious threat is because of the fact that it is usually very hard to track the hackers as they operate together but from far and different places, making it harder for the law enforcers to track and find them. These hackers usually operate from different and far off places, sometimes even different countries making it almost impossible for anyone to track them.

Thus national bodies and governments should operate together to make a legal framework and structure through which no hackers can slip through after committing cyber crime.

 

Source : http://www.techterms.com/definition/cybercrime

 

 

 

Virtual Worlds are Useful for Children

A research report says that virtual worlds can be important places where children practice what they will do in real life. They are also a powerful and attractive alternative to more passive adventures like watching TV. The research was done with children using the BBC’s Adventure Rock virtual world, aimed at those aged 6-12. It surveyed and interviewed children who were the first to test the game.

The online world is a theme island built for the BBC’s children channel by Belgian game maker Larian. Children explore the world alone but they use message boards to share what they find and what they do in the different creative studios they find around the virtual space.

At times children were explorers and at others they were social climbers eager to connect with other players. Some were power users looking for more information about how the virtual space really worked. The children could try all kinds of things without having to be afraid of the consequences that would follow if they tried them in the real world. They learned many useful social skills and played around with their identity in ways that would be much more difficult in real life. According to the study what children liked about virtual worlds was the chance to create content such as music, cartoons and videos.

The publishers of the report say that virtual worlds can be a powerful, engaging and real interactive alternative to more passive media. They urged creators of virtual spaces for children to get young people involved very early on because they really do have good ideas to add and they are very good critical friends.

Source : www.gunadarma.ac.id 

Pronouns

A pronoun is used in place of a noun or nouns. Common pronouns include he, her, him, I, it, me, she, them, they, us, and we. Here are some examples:

INSTEAD OF: Luma is a good athlete.

She is a good athlete. (The pronoun she replaces Luma.)

INSTEAD OF: The beans and tomatoes are fresh-picked.

They are fresh-picked. (The pronoun they replaces the beans and tomatoes.)

Often a pronoun takes the place of a particular noun. This noun is known as the antecedent. A pronoun "refers to," or directs your thoughts toward, its antecedent.

Let's call Luma and ask her to join the team. (Her is a pronoun; Luma is its antecedent.)

To find a pronoun's antecedent, ask yourself what that pronoun refers to. What does her refer to in the sentence above—that is, who is the her? The her in the sentence is Luma; therefore, Luma is the antecedent.

Subjective Pronouns

A subjective pronoun acts as the subject of a sentence—it performs the action of the verb. The subjective pronouns are he, I, it, she, they, we, and you.

He spends ages looking out the window.

After lunch, she and I went to the planetarium.

Objective Pronouns

An objective pronoun acts as the object of a sentence—it receives the action of the verb. The objective pronouns are her, him, it, me, them, us, and you.

Cousin Eldred gave me a trombone.

Take a picture of him, not us!

Possessive Pronouns

A possessive pronoun tells you who owns something. The possessive pronouns are hers, his, its, mine, ours, theirs, and yours.

The red basket is mine.

Yours is on the coffee table.

Demonstrative Pronouns

A demonstrative pronoun points out a noun. The demonstrative pronouns are that, these, this, and those.

That is a good idea.

These are hilarious cartoons.

A demonstrative pronoun may look like a demonstrative adjective, but it is used differently in a sentence: it acts as a pronoun, taking the place of a noun.

Interrogative Pronouns

An interrogative pronoun is used in a question. It helps to ask about something. The interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and compound words ending in "ever," such as whatever, whichever, whoever, and whomever.

What on earth is that?

Who ate the last Fig Newton?

An interrogative pronoun may look like an interrogative adjective, but it is used differently in a sentence: it acts as a pronoun, taking the place of a noun.

Indefinite Pronouns

An indefinite pronoun refers to an indefinite, or general, person or thing. Indefinite pronouns include all, any, both, each, everyone, few, many, neither, none, nothing, several, some, and somebody.

Something smells good.

Many like salsa with their chips.

An indefinite pronoun may look like an indefinite adjective, but it is used differently in a sentence: it acts as a pronoun, taking the place of a noun.

Relative Pronouns

A relative pronoun introduces a clause, or part of a sentence, that describes a noun. The relative pronouns are that, which, who, and whom.

You should bring the book that you love most.

That introduces "you love most," which describes the book.

Hector is a photographer who does great work.

Who introduces "does great work," which describes Hector.

Reflexive Pronouns

A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of a sentence. The reflexive pronouns are herself, himself, itself, myself, ourselves, themselves, and yourselves. Each of these words can also act as an intensive pronoun (see below).

I learned a lot about myself at summer camp. (Myself refers back to I.)

They should divide the berries among themselves. (Themselves refers back to they.)

Intensive Pronouns

An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent (the noun that comes before it). The intensive pronouns are herself, himself, itself, myself, ourselves, themselves, and yourselves. Each of these words can also act as a reflective pronoun (see above).

I myself don't like eggs.

The queen herself visited our class.

Source :

• http://www.gunadarma.ac.id
• http://www.towson.edu/ows/pronouns.htm