ADJ
- pointed, probing, searching
- He became embarrassed when a journalist asked him pointed questions about his finances
- awkward, difficult, embarrassing, tricky
- personal
- academic, hypothetical, rhetorical
- leading, loaded
- The judge told him not to ask the witness leading questions
- good, pertinent, relevant
- simple
- daft, inane, silly, stupid
- direct, straight
- I wanted to find out how old he was without asking him a direct question
- exam, multiple choice, quiz, test
VERB + QUESTION
- ask (sb)
- have
- Have any of the audience got questions for our speaker?
- address, put
- I'd like to put a question to the first speaker
- bombard sb with, fire
- The children bombarded us with questions. The interview panel fired questions at me from all angles
- frame, phrase
- I need to phrase my question rather carefully
- face
- answer, reply to, respond to
- do (used only about written questions)
- I couldn't do Question 6
- field
- The chairperson fielded technical questions that she could not answer herself
- evade, parry
- He skilfully parried all the interviewer's most probing questions
PREP
- ~ about
- She refused to answer questions about her private life
- ~ as to
- Don't be afraid to ask questions as to why things are done in the way they are
- ~ concerning/regarding/relating to
- The former minister faced questions concerning his role in the affair
ADJ
- burning, challenging, controversial, difficult, unanswerable, vexed
- We come now to the vexed question of pension rights
- crucial, fundamental, important, key
- delicate, sensitive
- economic, ethical, political, etc.
VERB + QUESTION
- bring up, pose, raise
- The new play poses some challenging questions
- consider, discuss, examine
- address, deal with, face, tackle
- answer, decide, find a solution to
- come to
QUESTION + VERB
- arise
- remain unanswered
- Only one question remains unanswered
PREP
- ~ about
- fundamental questions about the nature of our society
- ~ for
- one of the crucial questions for the jury
- ~ of
- questions of national security Now it's just a question of getting the wording of the statement right
VERB + QUESTION
- come into
- call into
- It does call into question the decision to send troops into the area
- be open to
- The government's handling of the whole affair remains open to question
PREP
- beyond ~
- Her loyalty is beyond question
- in ~
- His sincerity is not in question
- without ~
- It was, without question, the worst day of my life
- ~ about
- There is no question about her enthusiasm for the job
- ~ as to
- I did have some questions as to his motive in coming