Give the question a specific answer slot
Use this original fictional library statement: Dana sorts returns at nine at the front desk. The activity changes the target information while keeping the statement fixed.
| Target detail | Question to construct | Key explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Time: at nine | When does Dana sort returns? | When asks for the time; does comes before Dana, and sort is the base verb. |
| Place: at the front desk | Where does Dana sort returns? | Where asks for the place; the verb structure stays the same. |
| Activity: sorts returns | What does Dana do at nine? | What asks for the activity; do follows Dana after does. |
For a separate be-verb item, supply The returns cart is beside the desk. Ask for its location: Where is the returns cart? This question moves is before the subject; it does not add does. Public Teach-This question-formation descriptions distinguish question meanings, token ordering, and present-simple do/does versus be structures.
Make token ordering reveal the rule
For the time item, supply these tokens: When / does / Dana / sort / returns / ? Learners choose tokens in order. Keep a visible ordered line so they can inspect what they built before checking.
Offer buttons to add tokens and remove the last token, rather than making dragging the only way to respond. A partial line should say “Finish arranging the question,” not mark the whole attempt wrong. If a learner builds “When Dana does sort returns?”, point to the subject/auxiliary order. If you add a distractor “sorts,” explain why does already carries the present-simple agreement and the following verb is sort.
Changing the target to place must change the available question word, the accepted sequence, and its explanation together. An old “Correct” message for When must not remain on a Where attempt.
Decide what the checker can actually accept
Use a teacher-approved list of token sequences. The four displayed questions are the keys for this set. If you add “At what time does Dana sort returns?” as an alternative, provide its actual tokens and key. Do not promise that a fixed-order checker recognizes every valid English paraphrase.
Keep content feedback separate from order feedback: a well-ordered Where question does not recover the time. For the be item, check Where / is / the / returns / cart / ? as a complete sequence. Reset restores empty order and clears feedback without changing the source statement.
Copy a question-builder prompt
Draft an original WH-question construction worksheet in US English.
Source statements and exact facts: [paste statements]
Target information for each statement: [time/place/activity or supplied targets]
Verb structures to practice: [do/does plus base verb and/or be]
Teacher-approved alternative questions: [exact alternatives or none]
Learner level and required worksheet format: [inputs]
For each target, supply the question, tokens, accepted token order, and separate meaning/order explanations. Preserve source facts and referents. Distinguish do/does plus subject plus base verb from be plus subject. Include an original be-verb contrast only if requested and label invented content. Do not assume this covers subject questions or every WH structure.
Specify button/keyboard token placement, remove-last, check, target change, retry, and reset. Empty and partial attempts need completion prompts rather than incorrect scores. Changing target must clear old order and feedback. Limit checking to explicitly approved sequences; do not claim free-text semantic grading.
Do not invent facts, learner responses, accepted paraphrases, or standards. Mark missing input [NEEDED: input]. Return learner items and a complete teacher key in the required format, without claiming the interaction has been implemented or collecting assessment data.
Review each target beside its key
An HTML question-builder sheet can be saved and rendered in NOS while you compare the missing detail, tokens, and explanation. That is a teacher preparation review; assessment records stay in the school's system. Before class, check one does item and one be item aloud, and confirm that a correct order asks for the information the exercise actually targets.