closed question

English

Noun

closed question (plural closed questions)

1. a question that can only be responded to with a set number of answers (typically 'yes' and 'no')

   Synonym: close-ended question

   Antonyms: open question, open-ended question

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: pregunta tancada (ca) f
• Finnish: suljettu kysymys
• French: question fermée (fr) f
• German: geschlossene Frage f
• Polish: pytanie zamknięte n
• Romanian: întrebare închisă f

See also

• polar question
• yes-no question
• multiple-choice question

Further reading

• “closed question”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• Oxford Reference