Open-Ended Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 3: Open-ended questions · Set 412 · 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) “Are you ten?” (b) “Can ice melt?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “How do fish breathe?”
2. 2.True or false: “Can birds fly?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “How do plants drink?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔓 Open or closed: “Do cats purr?”? (a) open (b) closed
5. 5.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do we yawn?”? (a) closed (b) open
6. 6.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Is this kite new?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How are kites made?” (b) “Why do leaves fall?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
8. 8.True or false: “Why do leaves fall?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔓 Open or closed question? “Is the river dirty?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
10. 10.🔓 Open or closed question? “How do birds find their way home?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
11. 11.True or false: “Is the sky blue?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔓 What is an open question? (a) it needs an explanation (b) a yes/no question (c) a rude question (d) a trick question
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do we yawn?” (b) “Is the sky blue?” (c) “Can ice melt?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
14. 14.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you like that story so much?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
15. 15.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “How do plants drink?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “Can ice melt?”
16. 16.True or false: “Why do we yawn?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔓 Open or closed: “How do plants drink?”? (a) open (b) closed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How do plants drink?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Is this kite new?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
19. 19.🔓 Open or closed question? “How could we make the class library better?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
20. 20.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do we yawn?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “Why do leaves fall?” (d) “Do cats purr?”
22. 22.🔓 Open or closed question? “Can birds fly?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
23. 23.True or false: “How do birds find their way home?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “How do plants drink?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is this kite new?” (b) “Is the sky blue?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “How do plants drink?”
26. 26.True or false: “Is this kite new?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Did it rain today?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔓 Open or closed question? “Is today Monday?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
29. 29.🔓 Open or closed: “Are you ten?”? (a) closed (b) open
30. 30.🔓 Open or closed: “How are kites made?”? (a) open (b) closed
31. 31.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Do you like it?” (b) “Why do you like it?” (c) “Is it a park?” (d) “Was it shut?”
32. 32.True or false: “Is today Monday?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧪 A scientist wants to learn something new. She mostly asks… (a) yes/no questions only (b) why and how questions (c) no questions (d) rude questions
34. 34.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a long story (b) a why question (c) a how question (d) a yes/no question
35. 35.True or false: “Why do you like that story so much?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “How do birds find their way home?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “Is the sky blue?” (c) “Can ice melt?” (d) “Did it rain today?”
38. 38.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Is the sky blue?” (b) “Why do we yawn?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “Are you ten?”
39. 39.🔓 Open or closed: “Why do leaves fall?”? (a) closed (b) open
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is the sea salty?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “Are you ten?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”

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