Which type of question should Mehmet ask when he wants to set the interviewee at ease and elicit explanation in the interviewee's own words?

• A. Open-ended.
• B. Direct.
• C. Indirect.
• D. Leading.

Answer: (A)

Open-ended questions are the best fit when you want the interviewee to explain things in their own words and feel at ease. They invite fuller responses, stories, and reasoning rather than a simple yes-or-no or a brief factual reply. By asking prompts like “What happened next?” or “How did you approach that?” Mehmet can elicit rich explanations and personal insight, which helps the interviewee speak more openly and comfortably. Direct questions tend to produce short or constrained answers; indirect questions can be vague; leading questions push toward a specific answer and can bias the response. So the approach that best achieves Mehmet’s goal is open-ended questioning.