Question time Templates & Suggestions
Use these templates and suggestions in conjunction with the DIY Role-play in the Classroom: Question Time.
How to ask a question
This template is a guided question-writing activity. It demonstrates how a member of parliament might ask a minister a question during Question Time. Amongst other things, it encourages the speaker to direct the question to a minister and to state the question clearly.
How to answer a government question
This template is a guided question-writing activity. It demonstrates how a minister might answer a question asked by a member of the government during Question Time. Amongst other things, it encourages the minister to provide a background to the question and to provide examples of positive government activity.
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to answer a government question [89kb]
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to answer a government question [21kb]
How to answer an opposition question
This template is a guided question-writing activity. It demonstrates how a minister might answer a question asked by a member of the opposition during Question Time. Amongst other things, it encourages the minister to provide a background to the question and to provide examples of positive government activity.
How
to answer an opposition question [88kb]
How
to answer an opposition question [21kb]
Question Time suggestions
This page contains a list of topics and services which relate to various areas of Australian government activity such as education, transport and foreign affairs. Use this list to plan government and opposition questions for delivery to particular ministers during a Question Time Role-play.
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Time suggestions [142kb]