Would You Rather Questions for Students

Would you rather be a bird or be a fish?

Writing prompt: Where would you go first? Tell three things you would see.

Would you rather play in the snow or play in the sand?

Writing prompt: Draw your best day there, then write one sentence about it.

Would you rather ride a flying horse or ride a giant sea turtle?

Writing prompt: Give your ride a name and tell where it would take you.

Would you rather be as big as an elephant or be as small as an ant?

Writing prompt: What is one thing you could do at that size?

Would you rather feed the ducks at a pond or feed the goats at a farm?

Writing prompt: Tell what the animals would do and how you would feel.

Would you rather gallop like a horse or slide on ice like a penguin?

Writing prompt: Write three action words that show how you would move.

Would you rather sleep in an igloo for a night or sleep in a tent in the woods for a night?

Writing prompt: Tell three things you would bring and what you might hear.

Would you rather go to the moon or go under the sea?

Writing prompt: Name three things you would pack for the trip.

Would you rather have a magic wand or have a flying carpet?

Writing prompt: Tell about the first place you would go or the first spell you would cast.

Would you rather play duck, duck, goose or play musical chairs?

Writing prompt: Write the rules for a friend who has never played.

Would you rather have art time every day or have story time every day?

Writing prompt: Tell what you would make or which story you would pick first.

Would you rather paint with your fingers or paint with your toes?

Writing prompt: What would you paint? Use two color words.

Would you rather talk with a puppy or talk with a kitten?

Writing prompt: What is the first question you would ask it?

Would you rather eat lunch in a treehouse or eat lunch on a boat?

Writing prompt: Tell what you would see while you eat.

Would you rather sing a silly song or do a silly dance?

Writing prompt: Give your song or dance a name and tell how it goes.

Would you rather be a firefighter or be a pilot?

Writing prompt: Tell one way you would help people in your job.

Would you rather ride a flying bike or ride a train made of candy?

Writing prompt: Where would your ride take you?

Would you rather be the line leader or be the door holder?

Writing prompt: Why is that job important for the class?

Would you rather find a rainbow or find a shooting star?

Writing prompt: What wish would you make?

Would you rather visit a baby elephant or visit a baby giraffe?

Writing prompt: Write two facts you know, or want to learn, about that animal.

Would you rather have recess first thing in the morning or have recess at the end of the day?

Writing prompt: Give two reasons your choice would help you learn.

Would you rather take a field trip to a museum or take a field trip to an aquarium?

Writing prompt: Plan the trip: what three things must the class see?

Would you rather invent a new game or invent a new food?

Writing prompt: Name your invention and explain how it works.

Would you rather visit the time of the dinosaurs or visit the world 100 years from now?

Writing prompt: Write a diary entry for your first hour there.

Would you rather explore a rainforest or explore a desert?

Writing prompt: Name three plants or animals you hope to find.

Would you rather be an astronaut or be a deep-sea explorer?

Writing prompt: Describe the most amazing thing you discover.

Would you rather understand what birds are singing or understand what dogs are barking?

Writing prompt: Write a short conversation you might hear.

Would you rather learn magic tricks or learn to juggle?

Writing prompt: Explain how you would practice until you got good.

Would you rather write a story or make a comic?

Writing prompt: Write the first three sentences, or plan the first three panels.

Would you rather be the class weather reporter or be the class news reporter?

Writing prompt: Write today's report in three sentences.

Would you rather have a giant library at school or have a giant science lab at school?

Writing prompt: Describe one thing you would do there on the first day.

Would you rather build a robot or build a rocket?

Writing prompt: Draw a plan and label three parts.

Would you rather have class outside every Friday or watch a movie in class every Friday?

Writing prompt: Convince your teacher in three sentences.

Would you rather meet a famous author or meet a famous scientist?

Writing prompt: Write three questions you would ask them.

Would you rather see the pyramids being built or see the first airplane fly?

Writing prompt: Pretend you were there and write about it for a newspaper.

Would you rather clean up any mess with a snap or fix anything broken with a touch?

Writing prompt: Tell about the first thing you would use your power on.

Would you rather live on a boat for a month or live in a lighthouse for a month?

Writing prompt: What would a normal day look like?

Would you rather have a hamster as a class pet or have a turtle as a class pet?

Writing prompt: Write three rules for taking care of the class pet.

Would you rather read 100 books this year or write one book this year?

Writing prompt: Set a goal and explain how you would reach it.

Would you rather find a secret room in the library or find a secret tunnel under the playground?

Writing prompt: What is inside? Describe it with your five senses.

Would you rather do one big project or take three small tests?

Writing prompt: Explain how you would plan your time for your choice.

Would you rather work in a group or work alone?

Writing prompt: Describe a time your choice helped you do your best work.

Would you rather learn a new language or learn to code?

Writing prompt: What is the first thing you would make or say with it?

Would you rather give a 5-minute speech or write a 5-page essay?

Writing prompt: Pick a topic and write the opening line.

Would you rather have a longer summer break or have more days off during the year?

Writing prompt: Design your ideal school calendar and explain it.

Would you rather spend a week at space camp or spend a week at art camp?

Writing prompt: Write a schedule for your best day at camp.

Would you rather discover a new species or discover a new planet?

Writing prompt: Name it and write a short report about it.

Would you rather have your invention used in every home or have your book in every library?

Writing prompt: Describe the invention or book and why people love it.

Would you rather interview an inventor from history or test an invention from 100 years in the future?

Writing prompt: Write three questions you would ask, or three things you would test.

Would you rather read the book or watch the movie version?

Writing prompt: Name a book that beats its movie, or the other way around. Explain why.

Would you rather plan the school lunch menu or plan the school schedule?

Writing prompt: Share your plan and two reasons students would like it.

Would you rather have unlimited art supplies or have unlimited science lab supplies?

Writing prompt: Describe the first project you would make.

Would you rather solve a famous mystery or make a famous invention?

Writing prompt: Write the headline and first paragraph of the news story.

Would you rather run the school newspaper or run the school talent show?

Writing prompt: Pitch your first big idea in one paragraph.

Would you rather study penguins in Antarctica or study volcanoes in Iceland?

Writing prompt: What would you want to find out, and how?

Would you rather learn from a robot teacher or learn from a video game?

Writing prompt: List one pro and one con of your choice.

Would you rather take notes by hand or type your notes?

Writing prompt: Explain which way helps you remember more, and why.

Would you rather have a 4-day school week with longer days or have a 5-day school week with shorter days?

Writing prompt: Make a case for your choice with two reasons.

Would you rather design a video game or design a theme park ride?

Writing prompt: Describe what makes your design fun.

Would you rather have a class debate or do a class experiment?

Writing prompt: Pick a topic or experiment and plan how it would go.