Clarifying a broad question · Asking to narrow the scope

Asking to narrow the scope in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Asking to narrow the scope.

Acknowledge the question, clarify what you can answer and respond with support. If evidence is incomplete, state the limitation rather than guessing.

Context: Clarifying a broad question. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

When you ask whether the programme is effective, do you mean participation, learning or later application?

عندما تسأل عما إذا كان البرنامج فعالًا، هل تقصد المشاركة أم التعلم أم التطبيق اللاحق؟

Those are related questions, but they require different kinds of evidence.

هذه أسئلة مترابطة، لكنها تحتاج إلى أنواع مختلفة من الأدلة.

We have reliable attendance records and immediate feedback from participants.

لدينا سجلات حضور موثوقة وملاحظات فورية من المشاركين.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: When you ask whether the programme is effective, do you mean participation, learning or later application?
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: لدينا سجلات حضور موثوقة وملاحظات فورية من المشاركين.