Make one good four-option question
A good four-option question is easy to answer and hard to argue with. Here is a simple way to write one, with three before-and-after examples.
1. Decide the purpose
Are you after a personal preference (no wrong answer) or a fact (one defensible answer)? Say which to yourself before you write — it changes everything that follows.
2. Write a clear question
Keep the stem short and specific. "What do you like?" is vague; "Which do I reach for first thing in the morning?" is answerable.
3. Choose one answer, then three plausible options
Write the answer first, then three alternatives that a reasonable person might pick. If one option is obviously silly, replace it — every option should be believable.
Three before-and-after examples
1. A personal preference Before: "Do you like tea?" After: "Which do I reach for first thing in the morning?"
- A: filter coffee
- B: masala chai
- C: green tea
- D: just water
The answer is whatever the asker decides — a preference, not a fact.
2. A stable fact Before: "Some geography question?" After: "Which of these is a river?"
- A: Godavari
- B: Aravalli
- C: Deccan
- D: Nilgiri
Here there is one defensible answer (A — the Godavari is a river; the others are a range, a plateau and hills). Check facts like this against a reliable source before you ask.
3. A shared plan Before: "Where should we eat?" After: "Where should we meet on Saturday?"
- A: the usual cafe
- B: the new place downtown
- C: someone's home
- D: decide on the day
Check for accidental clues
Read your four options back. Are two of them actually the same? Is the correct one the longest or the odd one out? Fix anything that gives the answer away.
Try it, then use it in QuesMo
Test a question on one friend before you send it round, then ask it as a four-option question in the app. For ready-made sets see 20 questions for friends or doston se puchne wale sawal. New to the app? Start with how QuesMo works or turn an idea into a question.