A teacher asks a question whose answer is already known to the teacher. This type is called what?

A teacher asks a question whose answer is already known to the teacher. This type is called what?

• A. Display question
• B. Genuine question
• C. Grammar translation
• D. Formulaic

Answer: (A)

Display questions are questions the teacher already knows the answer to and use to surface that answer for the class. The aim is to model the correct response, check understanding, or move the lesson forward by making the expected information explicit. Because the teacher knows the answer, students aren’t being asked to generate new ideas or solve something on their own; they’re being guided to recognize or confirm the correct information. This differs from a genuine question, which invites student input and open-ended thinking. The other terms describe different ideas: grammar translation is a teaching method focused on translating between languages, and formulaic refers to rehearsed, scripted responses rather than prompting the teacher’s known answer for display.