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.🔤 Open questions usually start with… (a) how, what or why (b) only “can” (c) is, are or do (d) yes or no
- 2.❓ Good or poor question habit: asking five at once? (a) a good question habit (b) a poor question habit
- 3.❓ Good or poor question habit: asking to learn more? (a) a poor question habit (b) a good question habit
- 4.❓ Which of these is a poor question habit? (a) asking politely (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking to learn more (d) asking to show off
- 5.❓ Open or closed question? “Do you have a spare pencil?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
- 6.❓ Open or closed question? “Is your name Kabir?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
- 7.❓ Good or poor question habit: one question at a time? (a) a poor question habit (b) a good question habit
- 8.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is a good question habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.❓ Which of these is a good question habit? (a) raising your hand first (b) asking to show off (c) rude personal questions (d) asking mid-sentence
- 10.True or false: “raising your hand first” is a good question habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “raising your hand first” is a poor question habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “asking to show off” is a good question habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “Did you like the trip?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “What happened at the match?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
- 15.❓ Good or poor question habit: asking to show off? (a) a poor question habit (b) a good question habit
- 16.❓ Open or closed question? “How did you make that model?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
- 17.❓ Open or closed question? “Are you coming today?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
- 18.True or false: “asking to learn more” is a good question habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “Was the test hard?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking five at once (b) not hearing the answer (c) one question at a time (d) asking mid-sentence
- 21.🧩 You don’t understand the homework. Which question is best? (a) “Why is this so hard?” (b) “Could you explain Q3?” (c) “Huh?” (d) “Can I skip it?”
- 22.❓ Which of these is a poor question habit? (a) one question at a time (b) asking to learn more (c) raising your hand first (d) not hearing the answer
- 23.❓ Good or poor question habit: asking just to delay? (a) a good question habit (b) a poor question habit
- 24.❓ Which question will get a longer answer? (a) “Did you eat?” (b) “What did you do today?” (c) “Is it Monday?” (d) “Are you okay?”
- 25.❓ Open or closed question? “What was the best part of the film?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking politely (b) rude personal questions (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking when unsure
- 27.True or false: “asking five at once” is a good question habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “Do you have a spare pencil?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “rude personal questions” is a poor question habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.❓ Open or closed question? “What would you change in our project?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
- 31.❓ Open or closed question? “Is it raining?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
- 32.❓ Open or closed question? “What did you like about the trip?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
- 33.True or false: “not hearing the answer” is a good question habit. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand first (b) asking five at once (c) asking to show off (d) asking just to delay
- 35.True or false: “asking mid-sentence” is a poor question habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “What happened at the match?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
- 37.❓ Good or poor question habit: waiting for a pause? (a) a good question habit (b) a poor question habit
- 38.❓ Which of these is a good question habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) asking just to delay (c) asking to show off (d) asking five at once
- 39.❓ Which of these is a good question habit? (a) rude personal questions (b) asking five at once (c) asking to learn more (d) asking mid-sentence
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one question at a time (b) asking to learn more (c) asking mid-sentence (d) raising your hand first
Answer key
- how, what or why
- a poor question habit
- a good question habit
- asking to show off
- a closed question
- a closed question
- a good question habit
- True
- raising your hand first
- True
- False
- False
- True
- True
- a poor question habit
- an open question
- a closed question
- True
- False
- one question at a time
- “Could you explain Q3?”
- not hearing the answer
- a poor question habit
- “What did you do today?”
- an open question
- rude personal questions
- False
- True
- True
- an open question
- a closed question
- an open question
- False
- raising your hand first
- True
- False
- a good question habit
- asking when unsure
- asking to learn more
- asking mid-sentence
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