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