Key Terms: Types of Interview Questions

Match each question type with its description.

interview question that introduces a new topic or a new area

within a topic

primary question

question that restricts the interviewee's responses, usually to yes

or no$,$ a number or an item from preselected items, or an either$-$

or response

straightforward question that asks exactly what the

closed question

interviewer wants to know

question that asks for verifiable, unbiased information rather

than opinion

secondary question

question that asks an interviewee how he or she might

respond under certain circumstances

opinion question

indirect question

factual question

hypothetical question

interview question that seeks additional information about a

topic that is under discussion