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