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Multiple Choice
For the following questions, indicate which are open and which are closed.
1. Did you go to the office today?
a.
open
b.
closed
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Defining: Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 1
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 1:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
2. Could you tell me what you’d like to talk about today?
a.
open
b.
closed
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Defining: Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 1
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 1:47 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
3. Why did you react to your mother that way?
a.
open
b.
closed
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Defining: Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 1
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 1:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
4. Don’t you think you have been elaborating on that idea too much?
a.
open
b.
closed
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Defining: Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 1
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 1:49 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
5. You’d like to ask a question that can be expected to bring out client feelings or emotions. Your best bet is a question
that begins with
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Discerning: The How of Using Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 1:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
6. You need a summary overview of what the client is thinking or a general picture of her or his concerns. Which
question might be helpful in obtaining this summary?
a.
could
b.
what
c.
how
d.
why
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Discerning: The How of Using Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 1:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
7. Assuming you want to obtain reasons for a client’s action, you might want to ask a ________ question.
a.
could
b.
what
c.
how
d.
why
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Discerning: The How of Using Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 1:53 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
a.
vague
b.
concrete
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Discerning: The How of Using Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 2
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 1:57 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
a.
vague
b.
concrete
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Discerning: The How of Using Questions
8. Which is most likely to bring out the facts of a situation?
a.
could
b.
what
c.
how
d.
why
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Discerning: The How of Using Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 1:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
9. A major difficulty with questions in the interview is that
a.
one can’t always remember what the answer will be.
b.
it is difficult to control questions.
c.
many are too obvious.
d.
clients may associate questions with being “put on the spot.”
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Discerning: The How of Using Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 1:55 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 2
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
12. When you found the book was gone, what did you say to George?
a.
vague
b.
concrete
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Discerning: The How of Using Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 2
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:01 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
13. Questions can provide a way to
a.
open the interview.
b.
close off excessive client talk.
c.
avoid sharing one’s own personal experience.
d.
all of these.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Discerning: The How of Using Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
14. “Don’t you think it would be more helpful if you studied more?” This is an example of
a.
a question as a statement.
b.
a question as a statement.
c.
a disguised why question.
d.
an open question disguised as a closed question.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Discerning: The How of Using Questions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:05 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
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15. Where does your sister live?
a.
open
b.
closed
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Observing: Questions in Action
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 3
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:07 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
16. Could you give me a specific example of a time when you disagreed with your father?
a.
open
b.
closed
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Observing: Questions in Action
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 3
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:09 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
17. How do you organize your work?
a.
open
b.
closed
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Observing: Questions in Action
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 3
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:10 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
18. Why, specifically, do you think the team is losing?
a.
open
b.
closed
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Observing: Questions in Action
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 3
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:12 AM
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DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
19. Do you like this test?
a.
open
b.
closed
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Observing: Questions in Action
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
PREFACE NAME:
Narrative 3
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:13 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
20. The positive asset search enables clients to
a.
find a more positive center before they talk about their concerns in detail.
b.
realize that they have internal strengths that will help them rewrite their stories in a more positive fashion.
c.
ignore really difficult problems.
d.
find a more positive center before they talk about their concerns in detail; realize that they have internal
strengths that will help them rewrite their stories in a more positive fashion.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Observing: Questions in Action
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:14 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
21. “Could you tell me a success story that you have had? What was it that you didright?” This question is an example of
a.
searching for strengths and wellness.
b.
leading the client to avoid deeper issues.
c.
an open question phrased in a closed fashion.
d.
challenging the client.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Observing: Questions in Action
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:16 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
22. With less verbal or resistant clients, which of the following is most likely to be helpful in obtaining specific
information?
a.
Could you tell me more about that? Expand on that please.
b.
Do you mind talking to me? Why did that happen?
c.
What happened first? Then what happened? What was the result?
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d.
Why did you do that?
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Refining: Extensions of the Questioning Skill
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:18 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
23. The “could” question functions most often as an open question, but
a.
with a less verbal client, it may actually be more closed in nature.
b.
with a resistant client, it may actually be more closed in nature.
c.
with a child, it simply may be too open.
d.
all of these.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Refining: Extensions of the Questioning Skill
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:19 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
Essay
24. Assume you want to conduct an assessment as part of an initial interview with a parent whose child has been caught
stealing from a local store. Frame questions to bring out important data.
ANSWER:
Answers Vary
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
25. List questions below that bring out client facts, feelings, reasons, and their general view about what it means to be
strong and powerful.
ANSWER:
Answers Vary
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
26. Questions are sometimes a controversial skill in the helping profession. What is your position on the use of
questions? Back up your answer with specific advantages and disadvantages of questioning techniques.
ANSWER:
Answers Vary
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POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
27. How might you use questions to help a less verbal client talk about her or his issues?
ANSWER:
Answers Vary
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
28. How could you demonstrate that you have intentional competence in the questioning skill?
ANSWER:
Answers Vary
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:24 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM
29. Discuss the positive asset search and questions that can be used effectively in the session. Also, present your thoughts
on how it could conceivably be used incorrectly and actually interfere with client development.
ANSWER:
Answers Vary
POINTS:
1
QUESTION TYPE:
Essay
HAS VARIABLES:
False
STUDENT ENTRY MODE:
Basic
DATE CREATED:
3/2/2015 2:26 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
3/4/2015 7:00 AM