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