Interrogative Questions (INT)
-questions should not be overly long and should be clear and precise.
-must be worded exactly as it appears in the text
-must contain a completed key word or phrase in the first five words.
a. A key word is a word that appears only once in the material.
b. A key phrase is two or three words – the sequence of which distinguishes them from the rest of the material.
-usually are general questions, with “why” or “how” or “what”, etc.
-the majority of the questions in a quiz are these kind.
Finish-The-Verse Questions
-Will be direct quotes from Scripture and must be quoted word-perfect.
-Must be strong enough to stand on its own without requiring additional verses to explain it.
-Must be of spiritual value or be significant to the chapter.
-The quizmaster may give no more than five words of the verse.
-There are four forms of Finish the Verse questions.
Quote Questions (QT)
-Quote Questions are questions in which the quizmaster gives only the book, chapter, and verse reference for the verse. It must be quoted directly from Scripture.
-Will be direct quotes from Scripture and must be quoted word-perfect.
-Must be spiritually significant.
-A second form of Quote Questions is “Quote these two verses (Q2V). The reference will be given for two consecutive verses.
Reference Questions
– used to distinguish similar words from different passages.
– Reference Questions may refer to chapter and verse or chapter only.
-These have a few more forms as well.
Multiple-Answer Questions (MA)
– Must have more than one answer to the interrogative.
-must be worded exactly as they appear in the text and must contain a completed key word or phrase in the first five words.
Situation Questions
-These questions are used only when narrative material is available (Four Gospels and Acts)