Questions can be categorised by whether they are ‘recall’ – requiring something to be remembered or recalled, or ‘process’ – requiring some deeper thought and/or analysis.

A simple recall question could be, ‘What is your mother’s maiden name?’.  This requires the respondent to recall some information from memory, a fact.  A school teacher may ask recall questions of their pupils, ‘What is the highest mountain?’  Process questions require more thought and analysis and/or a sharing of opinion.   Examples include, ‘What skills can you bring to this organisation that the other applicants cannot?’ or ‘What are the advantages and disadvantages of asking leading questions to children?’