Open-Ended Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 3: Open-ended questions · Set 263 · 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.🔓 Open or closed: “How do plants drink?”? (a) closed (b) open
2. 2.True or false: “How do plants drink?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a yes/no question (b) a how question (c) a long story (d) a why question
4. 4.🔓 Open or closed question? “Can birds fly?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
5. 5.🔓 Open or closed question? “How could we make the class library better?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
6. 6.True or false: “What would happen if there were no trees?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Are you ten?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Is this kite new?”
8. 8.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “How do plants drink?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do we yawn?” (b) “Do cats purr?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
10. 10.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is the sky blue?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Can ice melt?”
12. 12.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why do leaves fall?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “How do fish breathe?” (d) “How are kites made?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do leaves fall?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “How are kites made?” (d) “How do plants drink?”
14. 14.True or false: “What would happen if there were no trees?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “How do birds find their way home?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔓 Open or closed: “Why is the sea salty?”? (a) open (b) closed
17. 17.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
18. 18.True or false: “Did you go on the trip?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔓 Open or closed: “Are you ten?”? (a) open (b) closed
20. 20.True or false: “How are kites made?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Can ice melt?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “How do plants drink?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌳 Which question makes people think the most? (a) “Is that a tree?” (b) “Do you see trees?” (c) “Why do trees matter?” (d) “Are trees green?”
24. 24.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
25. 25.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Are you ten?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “How do fish breathe?” (d) “Can ice melt?”
26. 26.🔓 Open or closed: “How do fish breathe?”? (a) closed (b) open
27. 27.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔓 Open or closed question? “Is the river dirty?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
29. 29.True or false: “Are there trees near your house?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✅ When is a closed question useful? (a) to check one fact (b) to start a story (c) to hear new ideas (d) to learn reasons
31. 31.True or false: “Do you like the class library?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do cats purr?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Is this kite new?”
33. 33.🔓 Open or closed: “How are kites made?”? (a) closed (b) open
34. 34.True or false: “Do cats purr?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you like that story so much?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Are you ten?”
37. 37.🔓 Open or closed question? “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
38. 38.True or false: “Why do leaves fall?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you think the river is dirty?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
40. 40.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Are you ten?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”

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