B2–C1 · Academic and research questions · 4 patterns

Academic and research questions

Turn evidence and uncertainty into researchable questions.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Turn evidence and uncertainty into researchable questions.

Read the frame, try to complete your own sentence before opening an example, then compare the English structure with its German parallel. The point is retrieval and choice, not passive list reading.

02 · Representative patterns

Start with these reusable frames

A compact sample from the 4 patterns in this study set.

01What evidence would show that [X]?What evidence would show that the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Welche Belege würden zeigen, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02How could we test whether [X]?How could we test whether the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wie könnten wir prüfen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03Which question would help explain why [X]?Which question would help explain why the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Welche Frage würde helfen zu erklären, warum [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04What data would we need to decide if [X]?What data would we need to decide if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Welche Daten bräuchten wir, um zu entscheiden, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?

03 · Complete set

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The canonical list follows below. Every pattern has a stable ID and its own page for examples, translation, and reuse.

01What evidence would show that [X]?QSTQACA001 · What evidence would show that [the team needs another day to decide]? / Welche Belege würden zeigen, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02How could we test whether [X]?QSTQACA011 · How could we test whether [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wie könnten wir prüfen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03Which question would help explain why [X]?QSTQACA021 · Which question would help explain why [the team needs another day to decide]? / Welche Frage würde helfen zu erklären, warum [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04What data would we need to decide if [X]?QSTQACA031 · What data would we need to decide if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Welche Daten bräuchten wir, um zu entscheiden, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?
01Decision questionsFrame the next decision and its threshold clearly.02Negotiation questionsOpen room for concessions, pauses and workable compromise.03Reported questionsReport what was asked without losing the question's meaning.04Discourse-management questionsUse questions to steer a conversation with care.

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