basic question
noun phraseUK /ˈbeɪsɪk ˈkwestʃən/
US /ˈbeɪsɪk ˈkwestʃən/
A basic question is a simple thing you ask to find out something easy.
The teacher asked a basic question about the story.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fundamental question that must be answered before anything else can be done.
Before we build the treehouse, we need to answer a basic question: where will it go?
3. A question about the most important or simplest facts of a subject.
The quiz started with basic questions about animals.
4. A plain, direct question with no tricks.
She asked a basic question, and he gave a basic answer.