Hinge QuestionsA single question that tells you, in under a minute, whether to move on.EducationA hinge question is answered by every pupil atonce, in under a minute, and each wrong optionidentifies a specific misconception.all pupils respond -> you read the room -> the next move changesWhole class respondsUnder 30 secondsCards or fingersYou interpretUnder 30 secondsAt a glanceWrong option 3Names a misconceptionNot randomTHE COMMON MISTAKE✗ Asking has everyone understood, or taking hands up✓ A question every pupil must answer simultaneouslyVolunteers are a biased sample. Hands-up tells you what the confident pupilsthink, which is the information you already had.Wiliam's design test: you must be able to act differently depending onthe answer. If the next step is the same either way, it is not a hinge.Hinge Questionslearnposters.com
Hinge Questions — printable humanities wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Hinge Questions poster

The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes.

Wiliam's design test: you must be able to act differently depending on the answer. If the next step is the same either way, it is not a hinge.

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What’s on the Hinge Questions poster?
The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes. A hinge question is answered by every pupil at once, in under a minute, and each wron…; all pupils respond -> you read the room -> the next move changes; Whole class responds = Under 30 seconds; You interpret = Under 30 seconds; Wrong option 3 = Names a misconception; Common mistake: Asking has everyone understood, or taking hands up → A question every…. Wiliam's design test: you must be able to act differently depending on the answer. If the next step is the same either way, it is not a hinge.
Who is the Hinge Questions poster for?
Hinge Questions belongs to the Education section rather than to a school year, because humanities is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning assessment can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Hinge Questions poster?
Use it at the point in a lesson where continuing would be pointless if they have not got it. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Hinge Questions belongs on the wall where that humanities work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Hinge Questions?
Blueprinting A Test, Comparative Judgement and Feedback That Works sit alongside Hinge Questions in the Education section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Blueprinting A TestComparative JudgementFeedback That Works
Is the Hinge Questions poster free to download and print?
Yes. Hinge Questions downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Education section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Hinge Questions poster print at?
Hinge Questions is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Hinge Questions loses nothing.Printing guide

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