Types Of Questions by CEES

​Imagine you are an incisive journalist. What would you ask to Johnny Depp?

Open Ended

You have the opportunity to ask Johnny Depp only one question. What would it be?

Question Formation

Question Formation

How to build questions properly.

• Closed-ended Questions (yes/no)

• Tag Questions

• Open-ended Questions (information)

• Indirect/Embedded Questions

• Probing Questions

Aux. + Subject + Verb + ?

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​Closed-Ended Questions

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Multiple Choice

_______ you coming home today?

• Are

• Do

• Have

• Is

Multiple Choice

__________ you understand the question?

• Aren't

• Doesn't

• Don't

• Haven't

Multiple Choice

______ she traveled abroad?

• Has

• Have

• Does

• Did

Multiple Choice

_____ the postman come, yet?

• Don't

• Hasn't

• Aren't

• Isn't

Multiple Choice

_______ Anna and Carlos vegan?

• Didn't

• Wasn't

• Weren't

• Haven't

Aux. (+ not) + Subject Pronoun

• Affirmative, negative

• Negative, affirmative

Tag Questions

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Multiple Choice

I don’t need to finish this today,...

• am I?

• do I?

• have I?

Multiple Choice

The will of people prevails,...

• doesn't it?

• won't it?

• won't they?

Multiple Choice

Let’s all write a letter,...

• shall we?

• have we?

• do we?

Multiple Choice

You and I came to terms,...

• haven't we?

• didn’t us?

• didn’t we?

Multiple Choice

I’m right,...

• amn't I?

• aren’t I?

• don't I?

WH + Aux. + Subject + Verb + ?

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​Open-Ended Questions

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Multiple Choice

A: ______________ she like?

B: She's really pretty.

• Who's

• What's

• Where's

Multiple Choice

A: ____________ Mark from?

B: I think he's from New York.

• What's

• Who's

• Where's

Multiple Choice

A: ____________ they over there?

B: They're my friends.

• Who's

• Who are

• What are

Multiple Choice

A: ____________ is your brother?

B: He's sixteen.

• How old

• How

• What

Multiple Choice

A: ________ Jim and Mike?

B: They're at the stadium.

• What are

• Where are

• How are

INTRO + WH + Subject + Verb (+ ?) (​Intro + Affirmative/Negative)

Indirect/
Embedded Questions

Examples:

Indirect/
Embedded Questions

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Multiple Choice

Direct Question: Where does she play tennis?

Indirect Question: Can you tell me...

• where do she play tennis?

• where does she play tennis?

• where she plays tennis?

Multiple Choice

DQ: Who is he?

IQ: I want to know…

• who he is.

• who is he.

• he is.

Multiple Choice

DQ: Where are they studying?

IQ: Do you know…

• what they’re studying?

• what are they studying?

• they are studying?

Multiple Choice

DQ: What kind of food does Mr. Jones like?

IQ: Tell me…

• what kind of food Mr. Jones likes.

• what kind of food does Mr. Jones like?

• what kind of food is Mr. Jones like.

Multiple Choice

DQ: Where is the Jumbo Supermarket?

IQ: Do you know…

• where the Jumbo Supermarket is?

• where is the Jumbo Supermarket?

• where the Jumbo Supermarket?

Uses:

​Probing Questions

Usually, information questions:

WH + Aux. + Subject + Verb + ?

​Probing Questions

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