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