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