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