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Closed questions can be answered with either a single word or a short phrase. (e.g. Yes) |
Open questions require you to think harder and provide a longer, more detailed answer.
When asked to research a topic, you may be given the main question/topic by your teacher or you may be asked to develop your own questions.
Your questions should not all be too narrow (closed) or too broad (open), but a mixture of both. You may need to think of related terms and other words (synonyms) that could be used to describe your topic.
Example: What is Soccer? This only requires a short answer.
Example: Where can I play soccer? There are too many answers to this question. You may need to add limiting keywords like ‘in Perth, WA’
Example: To answer a question about tornadoes, you could also search for synonyms like ‘twister,’ ‘cyclone’ or ‘hurricane.’
Developing a Research Question (2014)
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