ABSTRACT
What I call the six big important questions – where, when, what, who, why,
how (some people add ‘which’). An elaboration of the idea is known as the
Questions Matrix. This is a grid of thirty-six question starters that cross-reference
present/past/possibility/probability/prediction/imagination (vertical axis) with
event/situation/choice/person/reason/means (horizontal axis). Cross-matching
present with event therefore forms the question ‘What is (happening)?’, while
cross-matching imagination with person generates ‘Who might (turn up at the
party)?’ An internet search will locate the matrix in seconds; for example go to
