What are quick questions?
A Quick Question is generally a brief but specific question regarding some writing or formatting convention. In speech, the way your voice rises at the end of the sentence usually makes it clear that you’re asking a question and not just making a statement. But in writing, you need a question mark to signal to readers that they should read the sentence as a question. SPECIAL QUESTIONS, or WH-QUESTIONS. These questions begin with the following question words: Who, what, which, where, when, why, how, how many, how much, how long, how often. These interrogative words show the information is required. Special questions may refer to any part of the sentence. Types of questions. There are 5 basic types of questions: factual, convergent, divergent, evaluative and combination. A thick question is a question that requires. more than a one or two word response. It deals. with the big picture and large concepts. Thick answers are involved, complex, and open ended. Short-answer questions are open-ended questions that require students to create an answer. They are commonly used in examinations to assess the basic knowledge and understanding (low cognitive levels) of a topic before more in-depth assessment questions are asked on the topic. Structure of Short Answer Questions.