Open and Closed Questions Worksheet
Communication tip (What, how, why open the door): Open questions (what, how, why): “What happened at the match?”, “How did you make that model?”, “Why do you like cricket?” Closed questions (is, are, do, did, was, have): “Is it raining?”, “Did you finish the model?”, “Have you eaten lunch?” Good question habits: asking when unsure, one question at a time, waiting for a pause, asking politely. Poor: asking five at once, asking mid-sentence, rude personal questions.
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- 1.❓ Good or poor question habit: waiting for a pause? (a) a good question habit (b) a poor question habit
- 2.🧩 You don’t understand the homework. Which question is best? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Why is this so hard?” (c) “Could you explain Q3?” (d) “Huh?”
- 3.True or false: “Are you coming today?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking five at once (c) asking politely (d) asking to learn more
- 5.❓ Open or closed question? “Did you like the trip?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
- 6.❓ Open or closed question? “Are you coming today?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
- 7.❓ Which of these is a good question habit? (a) one question at a time (b) asking five at once (c) asking to show off (d) asking mid-sentence
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking politely (b) asking just to delay (c) rude personal questions (d) not hearing the answer
- 9.✅ Which question can be answered with just “yes” or “no”? (a) “Why is it shut?” (b) “What do they sell?” (c) “How do I get there?” (d) “Is the shop open?”
- 10.❓ Open or closed question? “Do you have a spare pencil?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
- 11.❓ Good or poor question habit: raising your hand first? (a) a poor question habit (b) a good question habit
- 12.❓ Good or poor question habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor question habit (b) a good question habit
- 13.❓ Good or poor question habit: asking politely? (a) a good question habit (b) a poor question habit
- 14.❓ Which of these is a poor question habit? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking to learn more (c) asking politely (d) asking just to delay
- 15.❓ Open or closed question? “Did you finish the model?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
- 16.❓ Good or poor question habit: asking just to delay? (a) a good question habit (b) a poor question habit
- 17.❓ Open or closed question? “What happened at the match?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
- 18.❓ Open or closed question? “Is your name Kabir?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
- 19.❓ Open or closed question? “Is it raining?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
- 20.❓ Which of these is a good question habit? (a) asking mid-sentence (b) asking politely (c) rude personal questions (d) asking to show off
- 21.❓ Which of these is a good question habit? (a) asking mid-sentence (b) asking to show off (c) raising your hand first (d) not hearing the answer
- 22.❓ Good or poor question habit: one question at a time? (a) a good question habit (b) a poor question habit
- 23.❓ Good or poor question habit: asking to learn more? (a) a poor question habit (b) a good question habit
- 24.True or false: “What happened at the match?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
- 25.❓ Which of these is a good question habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) asking just to delay (c) not hearing the answer (d) rude personal questions
- 26.❓ Which of these is a poor question habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) asking to show off (c) asking to learn more (d) one question at a time
- 27.True or false: “not hearing the answer” is a good question habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.❓ Which of these is a good question habit? (a) asking just to delay (b) asking to show off (c) asking mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
- 29.❓ Open or closed question? “What would you change in our project?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
- 30.True or false: “asking mid-sentence” is a good question habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🙋 The teacher is mid-sentence and you have a doubt. When should you ask? (a) at the next pause (b) after the term (c) never (d) right away, loudly
- 32.❓ Which of these is a poor question habit? (a) raising your hand first (b) waiting for a pause (c) rude personal questions (d) asking to learn more
- 33.❓ Which of these is a good question habit? (a) asking to learn more (b) not hearing the answer (c) asking just to delay (d) asking mid-sentence
- 34.True or false: “asking just to delay” is a good question habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) one question at a time (c) asking just to delay (d) asking to learn more
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking five at once (b) asking when unsure (c) asking to show off (d) rude personal questions
- 37.True or false: “What did you like about the trip?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “How do you feel about the new class?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⏱️ You only need a quick fact: is the bus at 8? What kind of question fits? (a) an open question (b) a long speech (c) no question (d) a closed question
- 40.❓ Good or poor question habit: rude personal questions? (a) a good question habit (b) a poor question habit
Answer key
- a good question habit
- “Could you explain Q3?”
- True
- asking five at once
- a closed question
- a closed question
- one question at a time
- asking politely
- “Is the shop open?”
- a closed question
- a good question habit
- a good question habit
- a good question habit
- asking just to delay
- a closed question
- a poor question habit
- an open question
- a closed question
- a closed question
- asking politely
- raising your hand first
- a good question habit
- a good question habit
- True
- asking when unsure
- asking to show off
- False
- waiting for a pause
- an open question
- False
- at the next pause
- rude personal questions
- asking to learn more
- False
- asking just to delay
- asking when unsure
- False
- True
- a closed question
- a poor question habit
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