Open-Ended Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 3: Open-ended questions · Set 295 · 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.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “Are you ten?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “How do plants drink?”
2. 2.✅ When is a closed question useful? (a) to hear new ideas (b) to learn reasons (c) to start a story (d) to check one fact
3. 3.True or false: “Did you go on the trip?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Did it rain today?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Are you ten?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do we yawn?” (b) “Do cats purr?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
7. 7.🔓 Open or closed question? “How could we make the class library better?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How are kites made?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “Why do we yawn?” (d) “How do plants drink?”
9. 9.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “How do plants drink?” (d) “Is this kite new?”
10. 10.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How are kites made?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “Why is the sea salty?” (d) “Are you ten?”
11. 11.True or false: “Is the sky blue?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔓 Open or closed: “How do fish breathe?”? (a) closed (b) open
13. 13.🔓 Open or closed question? “How do birds find their way home?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
14. 14.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you think the river is dirty?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
15. 15.True or false: “Can birds fly?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔓 Open or closed question? “Are there trees near your house?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
17. 17.True or false: “Are there trees near your house?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “How do plants drink?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
19. 19.True or false: “Why do you think the river is dirty?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔓 Open or closed question? “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
21. 21.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How do fish breathe?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
22. 22.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why do leaves fall?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
23. 23.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Is the sky blue?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do leaves fall?”? (a) closed (b) open
27. 27.🔓 Open or closed question? “What would happen if there were no trees?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
28. 28.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔓 Open or closed: “Can ice melt?”? (a) open (b) closed
30. 30.🔓 Open or closed: “Is this kite new?”? (a) closed (b) open
31. 31.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Do you like the class library?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔓 Open or closed: “How are kites made?”? (a) open (b) closed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is the sky blue?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
35. 35.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a why question (b) a long story (c) a yes/no question (d) a how question
36. 36.🔓 Open or closed: “Is the sky blue?”? (a) closed (b) open
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do we yawn?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “How do plants drink?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
38. 38.True or false: “Is this kite new?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Is the sky blue?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Can ice melt?”
40. 40.True or false: “Are you ten?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False

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