If you wanted to know when a colleague was going to finish writing a report you needed, the type of question you should ask them would be a:
A) general question.
B) open question.
C) closed question.
D) clarifying question.
E) probing question.

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A closed question is one that can be answered with a simple yes or no, or with a specific piece of information. In this case, asking "When will you finish writing the report?" is a specific, closed question that will give you a clear answer. If you asked an open question ("Can you tell me about the progress of the report?"), you may not get the specific information you need.

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