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Closed-ended Questions
Closed-ended questions are common on tests and
quizzes. Such questions usually require a simple
answer from the student, often with a single word
or a simple phrase, and require only basic thinking
skills. True-False questions are closed-ended
questions.
Closed-ended Questions
Closed-ended Questions
Closed-ended Questions
Ask:
1. Who?
2. What?
3. When?
4. Where?
Closed-ended Questions
What score did you get on the test?
Who is the president of your country?
What time is it?
When does the movie start?
Where are you from?
Closed-ended Questions
In the September 2007 Ensign, Elder David A.
Bednar gave a talk on Seek Learning by Faith.
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Closed-ended Questions
In the September 2007 Ensign, Elder David A.
Bednar gave a talk on Seek Learning by Faith.
Closed-ended Questions
In the September 2007 Ensign, Elder David A.
Bednar gave a talk on Seek Learning by Faith.
Who gave the talk?
What was the subject of his talk?
Closed-ended Questions
In the September 2007 Ensign, Elder David A.
Bednar gave a talk on Seek Learning by Faith.
Who gave the talk?
What was his talk on?
When was the talk given?
September 2007
Closed-ended Questions
In the September 2007 Ensign, Elder David A.
Bednar gave a talk on Seek Learning by Faith.
Who gave the talk?
What was his talk on?
When was the talk given?
Where can we find the talk?
Open-ended Questions
Now, lets look at some open-ended questions. Open-ended questions
require the following:
Longer answers
More thinking and reasoning
More than one-word answers
Open-ended Questions
When answering open-ended questions, remember to do
the following:
Explain
Discuss
Describe
Asking an open-ended question is not difficult, but it requires some thought. First,
think of a word or idea from the reading that needs to be explained, discussed, or
described. Then, make a related question that cannot be answered with just one word
or phrase.
Open-ended Questions
Here are sample open-ended questions:
Open-ended questions are common prompts for group discussion. These questions
encourage people to talk. Consider these sample questions. Do they make it possible
for people to continue the conversation? They do. Thats what open-ended questions
do.
Open-ended Questions
Example One:
Open-Ended Questions
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Here are some sample questions that you could ask about the dream. Notice that
these questions require answers of more than just a word or phrase. Each open-ended
question allows you to answer in a way that opens a conversation.
Asking Questions
Lets review. We have learned that questions are basically of two types. Closed-ended
questions let us give short answers, and help us recall specific facts and details.
Open-ended questions require a little deeper thinking and require longer answers.
Learning to ask closed-ended and open-ended questions will help us become better
readers.
Closed-ended
Memory / Recall
Open-ended