This or That Questions for Students and Teens
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These 50 this or that questions are for students and teens, in three grade bands: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Math or reading, front row or back row, graphic novels or chapter books, snow day or field day: they're about school, books, hobbies and ideas, never about family or anything personal, so every student can answer out loud. Use them as a warm-up, a brain break, an advisory starter or a youth group game.
Pick a grade band in the Play box to play just that set, or project one question at a time and have the class pick. The grades 6-8 set works for high school and youth groups too. Once a question has 10 answers, you can also show how players everywhere split, with the number of votes.
All 50 This or That questions
A question shows how players split once it has 10 answers, marked “early” until it has 30.
Grades K–216 questions
Play the Grades K–2 set or play it on the big screen
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Math or reading?
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Art or music?
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Field trip or class party?
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Spring break or winter break?
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Kickball or capture the flag?
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Pizza Friday or taco Tuesday?
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Library or computer lab?
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Snow day or field day?
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Zoo trip or museum trip?
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Pajama day or crazy hat day?
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Dinosaurs or outer space?
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Class hamster or class fish?
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Talent show or art show?
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Inventing or exploring?
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Math puzzles or word puzzles?
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Reading outside or reading in a beanbag?
Grades 3–516 questions
Play the Grades 3–5 set or play it on the big screen
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Science or history?
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Pencil or pen?
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Front row or back row?
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Spelling bee or science fair?
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Fiction or nonfiction?
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Poems or short stories?
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Teleporting or time travel?
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Typing or handwriting?
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Sci-fi or fantasy?
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Graphic novels or chapter books?
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Drawing or coding?
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Brain teasers or trivia?
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Ancient Egypt or ancient Rome?
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Animated movies or live-action movies?
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Flashcards or practice quizzes?
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Volcano model or solar system model?
Grades 6–818 questions
Play the Grades 6–8 set or play it on the big screen
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Morning classes or afternoon classes?
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Group project or solo project?
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Textbook or tablet?
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Essay or test?
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Highlighters or sticky notes?
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Lined paper or graph paper?
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Chess club or robotics club?
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Online quiz or paper quiz?
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Debate or presentation?
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Calculator or mental math?
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Audiobooks or podcasts?
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Leader or team player?
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Earbuds or headphones?
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Playlist on shuffle or one song on repeat?
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Book club or gaming club?
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Drama club or band?
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Sequels or originals?
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Bake sale or car wash?
This or That: questions and answers
How do you play This or That?
Someone reads two options and everyone picks one, fast, without overthinking. Start with "Math or reading?" Here you tap a side (or press 1 or 2), and once a question has 10 answers the split shows right after your pick.
Are these questions OK for school?
Yes. All 50 questions in This or That Questions for Students and Teens are written to be school-safe: nothing scary, gross beyond silly, or mean, and no dating, politics or religion. They suit classrooms, youth groups, family game night and team calls.
What do the percentages mean?
Each split is the share of players on BracketRanker who picked each side, with n, the number of answers. A question shows a split once it has 10 answers, marked "early" until it has 30; before that you see how many answers it has so far. Big Screen and classroom votes are counted separately, so one room can't swamp the numbers.
Can I play these on a big screen or in class?
Yes. "Play on the big screen" shows one question at a time in a projector-sized layout. The room votes by show of hands, or with 1 or 2 in a stream chat, and the host taps the winning side.
Which grades are these questions for?
They come in 3 sets, each written for its age group: Grades K–2 (16 questions), Grades 3–5 (16 questions) and Grades 6–8 (18 questions).
How many questions are on this page?
50 on this page, all listed above. Play 10 or 20 in a random order, or go through every one.