Open-Ended Questions Worksheet for Kids

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

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