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