Open-Ended Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 3: Open-ended questions · Set 165 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Open the door to ideas): Closed: “Is today Monday?”, “Can birds fly?”, “Did you go on the trip?” — yes or no is enough. Open: “Why do you think the river is dirty?”, “How do birds find their way home?”, “What would happen if there were no trees?” Turn closed into open by starting with why or how: “Do you like it?” → “Why do you like it?”

1. 1.True or false: “Is today Monday?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you think the river is dirty?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
3. 3.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you like that story so much?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
4. 4.True or false: “Can birds fly?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌳 Which question makes people think the most? (a) “Are trees green?” (b) “Do you see trees?” (c) “Why do trees matter?” (d) “Is that a tree?”
6. 6.True or false: “Is today Monday?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do leaves fall?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
8. 8.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “Do cats purr?” (c) “How do fish breathe?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
9. 9.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Why do you think the river is dirty?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
12. 12.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “Why do we yawn?” (d) “Are you ten?”
13. 13.🔓 Open or closed: “Can ice melt?”? (a) open (b) closed
14. 14.🔓 Open or closed: “Why is the sea salty?”? (a) open (b) closed
15. 15.True or false: “Do cats purr?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔓 Open or closed: “Is this kite new?”? (a) open (b) closed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is this kite new?” (b) “Do cats purr?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
19. 19.True or false: “How are kites made?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Why do you like it?” (b) “Do you like it?” (c) “Was it shut?” (d) “Is it a park?”
21. 21.True or false: “How are kites made?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔓 Open or closed question? “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
23. 23.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔓 Open or closed question? “Can birds fly?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
25. 25.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do leaves fall?”? (a) closed (b) open
26. 26.True or false: “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “How do birds find their way home?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a long story (b) a yes/no question (c) a why question (d) a how question
29. 29.True or false: “Is the river dirty?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an open question? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “Is this kite new?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
31. 31.True or false: “Why is the sea salty?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Did you go on the trip?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔓 Open or closed: “How are kites made?”? (a) open (b) closed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Can ice melt?”
37. 37.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
38. 38.True or false: “Why do leaves fall?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “Can ice melt?” (d) “How are kites made?”
40. 40.🔓 Open or closed: “Do cats purr?”? (a) open (b) closed

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