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Closed or dichotomous questions 
Types: 
 
1) Yes-no questions 
 Do you like this picture? 
 Would you like to go out? 
 
2) Alternative Question or Choice Question 
 Would you like beef, chicken or the vegetarian option? 
 Did you travel by train or car today? 
 
 Amelia: Are you coming or going? 
Viktor Navorski: I don't know. Both.(Catherine Zeta-Jones and Tom Hanks in 
The Terminal, 2004) 
 
3) Tag questions 
Tag questions are a grammatical structure in which a declarative statement or an 
imperative is turned into a question by adding an interrogative fragment (the "tag"). 
 You remembered the eggs, right? 
 It's cold today, isn't it? 
 
4) Matching question type 
Matching questions have a content area and a list of names or statements which must 
be correctly matched against another list of names or statements. 
 
For example: "Match the Capital with the Country" with the two lists "Canada, Italy, 
Japan" and "Ottawa, Rome, Tokyo". 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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5) Multiple choice question type 
The IT capital of India is: 
A. Bangalore 
B. Mumbai 
C. Mexico 
D. Hyderabad 
 
6) Embedded answers or cloze test or gap fill 
A cloze test (also cloze deletion test) is an exercise, test, or assessment consisting of 
a portion of text with certain words removed (cloze text), where the participant is 
asked to replace the missing words. 
 Today, I went to the ________ and bought some milk and eggs. I knew it was 
going to rain, but I forgot to take my ________, and ended up getting wet on 
the way ________. 
 
7) True/False 
In response to a question (that may include an image), the respondent selects from 
two options: True or False. 
 
8) Declarative Question 
A declarative questions is a yes-no question that has the form of a declarative 
sentence but is spoken with rising intonation at the end. Declarative sentences are 
commonly used in informal speech to express surprise or ask for verification. The 
most likely response to a declarative question is agreement or confirmation. 
 You think I'm kidding you? You think it's a joke to have to walk home on a clear 
night with an umbrella? You think that because I'm quirky I don't hurt? You've 
got it backwards. I'm quirky because I hurt."(Jack Weston as Danny in The Four 
Seasons, 1981) 
 
 
 
 
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 Henry Rowengartner: Wow, you ate that whole thing? 
Frick: Why, sure! It wasn't that much. (Rookie of the Year, 1993) 
 
 
Note: A declarative question differs from a rhetorical question in two ways: 
 A rhetorical question has the form of a question: Was I tired? 
 A declarative question seeks an answer. A rhetorical question requires no 
answer since it is semantically equivalent to an emphatic declaration