Gathering Data

Before an interview, what do you need to consider?

• Who you will interview

• What kind of information you want

• Both of the above

There are two types of questions we can ask.

Name the first type:

(Hint: starts with 'C')

There are two types of questions we can ask.

Name the second type:

What is a closed question?

• A question that has a single word response.

• A question that needs details and explanations in the response.

Which of the following is an example of a closed question?

• Tell me more about your interests.

• Do you like Social Studies?

• Why is Among Us your favourite game?

If you want to find out the reasons why people prefer playing mobile games to reading, you will use _____________.

• Open-ended questions

• Closed questions

If you want to check if someone agrees or disagrees with your opinion, you will use ____________.

• Closed questions

• Open-ended questions

Which words/phrases can we use to start open-ended questions?

• Do you...

• Are you...

• 5W1H - who, what, where, when, why, how

Which kind of questions would help you gather more meaningful data?

• Closed questions

• Open-ended questions

It is important to prepare a list of questions before the interview.

• True

• False