The phrase "encounter a question" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are describing a situation in which someone (you or someone else) is presented with a question. For example, "I encountered a question about whether the test results would be available the next day."
His translator seemed to be more of a buffer than anything else — a ten-second delay, so that Yao could summon the most judicious response, or serve as a supposedly faulty instrument when Yao encountered a question that he did not want to answer.
(b) Learners encountered a question and went back in video time to review content but without using the table of contents.
We expected that students who were using one of the three alternate strategies consistently would experience some cognitive dissonance when they encountered a question that did not enable them to use that strategy (e.g., using node counting strategy on a question where the number of nodes between the focal taxon and the two choices were the same).
We know when we've encountered a question that has this potential because it stays with us -- maybe for the day, maybe for our whole lives.
However, during the internal reviews we frequently encountered a question "how can the dispersion analysis and probability intervals help biologist to analyze data and to detect significant differences in gene expression" (see also comment of the third referee).
These information needs were driven by various situations or factors, such as when they faced a dental patient with medical conditions; when they read an article in an academic journal or mass media outlet; or when they encountered a question during a discussion with a colleague or at a continuing education event.
During conversations with VCs, entrepreneurs will often encounter a few sneaky questions that have nothing to do with their actual businesses today.
In determining the best time span for this analysis, we encountered a difficult question: When and for how long does depression occur?
Apatow is 45, and his new movie maintains that to enter your 40s is to encounter an especially messy set of questions about the road taken and the unsmooth pavement ahead.
This fleeting encounter raises a question: will this pleasant interchange affect whether or not I might vote for him?
His irritation was clear, though, when he encountered a face-to-face question after his speech from a woman who demanded to know why illegal immigrants were given preferential treatment.
