In repeated-example (RE) questions, the correct multiple-choice alternative exactly reproduced a situation described in the text to illustrate a principle. 

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- Application questions
- Questions that repeat examples 
- Questions on names of significant people

Question types

Watts, G. H., & Anderson, R. C. (1971). Effects of three types of inserted questions on learning from prose. Journal of Educational Psychology, 62(5), 387–394. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0031633 

Effects of three types of inserted questions on learning from prose

Repeated examples questions

The two application (A) questions for each passage were identical to the repeated-example questions except that the correct alternative in application questions described an example of the concept or principle different from any example employed in the passage.

Application questions

In name (N) questions, the correct alternative was the name of the psychologist identified with the principle in the first sentence of the second paragraph of each passage. 

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