Rating questions are a type of descriptive question

A survey of public relations practitioners indicated that ________ were not familiar with SEC regulations

A) almost none B) one in three C) about half D) three out of four E) almost all

A beat reporter who spends most of his or her time ______ is likely to receive plenty of tips and story ideas.

A. pitching story ideas to editors B. talking to people outside of the newsroom C. interviewing the person previously assigned to the beat D. reading news stories online