Open-Ended Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 3: Open-ended questions · Set 623 · 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 fish breathe?”? (a) closed (b) open
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do we yawn?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Can ice melt?” (d) “How are kites made?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do we yawn?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Did it rain today?” (d) “How are kites made?”
4. 4.True or false: “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you like that story so much?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
6. 6.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Did it rain today?” (b) “How are kites made?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “Are you ten?”
8. 8.🔓 What is an open question? (a) a yes/no question (b) it needs an explanation (c) a rude question (d) a trick question
9. 9.🔓 Open or closed question? “Are there trees near your house?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
10. 10.🔄 Which is an open question about the park? (a) “Why do you like it?” (b) “Is it a park?” (c) “Was it shut?” (d) “Do you like it?”
11. 11.True or false: “Why do you think the river is dirty?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Are you ten?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “How do birds find their way home?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “Why do leaves fall?” (b) “Did it rain today?” (c) “How do plants drink?” (d) “Why is the sea salty?”
15. 15.🔓 Open or closed: “Can ice melt?”? (a) open (b) closed
16. 16.True or false: “Is the sky blue?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is the sky blue?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Can ice melt?” (d) “Are you ten?”
18. 18.🔓 Open or closed: “Did it rain today?”? (a) open (b) closed
19. 19.🔓 Open or closed question? “Why do you think the river is dirty?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
20. 20.🔒 What is a closed question? (a) a why question (b) a long story (c) a yes/no question (d) a how question
21. 21.True or false: “How could we make the class library better?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why do leaves fall?” (b) “How do fish breathe?” (c) “Is the sky blue?” (d) “Why do we yawn?”
23. 23.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “How do fish breathe?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “How are kites made?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔓 Open or closed: “How are kites made?”? (a) closed (b) open
27. 27.🔓 Open or closed question? “How could we make the class library better?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
28. 28.True or false: “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “How are kites made?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an open question? (a) “Can ice melt?” (b) “Is this kite new?” (c) “Do cats purr?” (d) “How do plants drink?”
31. 31.✅ When is a closed question useful? (a) to start a story (b) to hear new ideas (c) to check one fact (d) to learn reasons
32. 32.True or false: “Did you go on the trip?” is a closed question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a closed question? (a) “How are kites made?” (b) “Why is the sea salty?” (c) “Why do we yawn?” (d) “Is the sky blue?”
34. 34.True or false: “Do you like the class library?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧪 A scientist wants to learn something new. She mostly asks… (a) no questions (b) yes/no questions only (c) why and how questions (d) rude questions
36. 36.🔓 Open or closed question? “What did you enjoy most about the trip, and why?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
37. 37.True or false: “What would happen if there were no trees?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Why do you think the river is dirty?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Can birds fly?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔓 Open or closed question? “How do birds find their way home?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question

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