Fun Questions to Ask Students To Make Them Laugh and Help Them Think, Share, and Write—Below you’ll find a list of questions for students in elementary, middle, and early high school students.

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As a teacher, you have to constantly think of interesting ways to keep your students engaged and entertained during class. Which is precisely why…
We’ve compiled a fantastic list of fun questions to ask students that can make things a lot easier for all of you.
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Fun questions can lighten up the mood of students from all levels, especially if it’s their first day of school or back to school after a break.
Further, these questions serve as the perfect conversation starters, allowing students to laugh, think, share, and, yes, write.
Lastly, this list of fun questions to ask students can also double as icebreakers. Alright, take a look now and enjoy!
12 Fun Questions to Ask Students for Elementary Kids
- If cats (or dogs) could talk, what do you think they would say?
- If you could transform into an animal, what would you want to be for the rest of your life and why?
- If you could have any superpower for a day, what would it be and why?
- If pets could talk, which one would you want as your best friend, and what would you talk about?
- What’s the silliest thing that ever made you laugh uncontrollably?
- If you were in a movie about your life, who would play you, and what would the movie be called?
- Would you rather be a dinosaur or unicorn? And why?
- What’s the funniest or most memorable story your grandparents have ever told you?
- If you could turn everything in the world one color, what would your favorite color be for a day?
- Can you describe your all-time favorite toy and the adventures you had with it?
- If you could have a robot to do one chore for you forever, what would it be?
- What would you do if you woke up with the ability to fly tomorrow?
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12 Fun Questions to Ask Students in Middle School
- If you find a time machine and could travel to any era, past or future, where and when would you go, and why?
- What’s the most unusual or daring thing you’ve ever tried, and did it turn out well?
- If you could swap lives with any character from your favorite TV show for a day, who would it be, and what would you do in their shoes?
- If you had to create a new ice cream flavor, what would it be, and what would you name it?
- If you could have a pet dragon, what would you name it and describe your adventures together?
- Can you share your favorite family tradition and explain why it’s special to you?
- What are some of your hidden talents that not many people know about?
- Share a funny story about an unforgettable moment in your friendship with someone.
- What’s your favorite thing about weekends or days off from school?
- Can you tell us about your hobbies and what makes them so much fun for you?
- Who is your real-life hero and what qualities do you admire most about them?
- If you could have a one-hour conversation with any fictional character, who would it be, and what would you talk about?

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12 Fun Questions to Ask Students in High School
- Have you ever heard a ghost story that gave you chills? Share it with us!
- What’s your all-time favorite movie? What do you love most about it?
- If you were stranded on a desert island and could only bring three items with you, what would they be?
- Among all your school subjects, which one is your least favorite subject, and why? Is there something you’d want to change about it?
- Tell us about the weirdest thing you’ve ever witnessed or seen happen.
- If you could join any sports team for a day, which one would it be, and what position would you play?
- What’s your ultimate survival strategy for a zombie apocalypse?
- What’s something toddlers do that always makes you laugh or annoys you?
- If you could create your superhero alter ego, what would your superhero name be, and what superpower would you have?
- If you could create a viral internet challenge, what would it involve?
- If you could have a dinner party with three historical figures, who would they be, and what would you serve?
- If you had a magic backpack that could produce any snack, what would you request first?
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18 Bonus Silly & Fun Questions to Ask Students
- If you could trade places with any fictional character for a day, who would it be and why?
- If you could have a conversation with your favorite cartoon character, what would you talk about?
- If you could have any food in the world for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, what would it be?
- If you could have your own personal genie, what would be your three wishes?
- If you could have any animal as a pet, but only if it was mythical, what would it be?
- If you could travel anywhere in the world, but only if it was made of food, where would you go?
- If you could have any job in the world, but only if it was really weird, what would it be?
- If you could fly, where would you go first?
- If you could live in a treehouse, what would it look like and what would you put in it?
- If you could travel back in time and meet your younger self, what advice would you give yourself?
- If you could have a sleepover with any three people, living or dead, who would they be and what would you do?
- If you could live in a candy store, what kind of candy would you have and what would you do all day?
- If you could travel to the future and see what your life is like, what would you want to see?
- If you could have a pet unicorn, what color would it be and what would you name it?
- If you could trade places with any celebrity for a day, who would it be and why?
- If you could have any ice cream flavor in the world, what would it be and what toppings would you put on it?
- If you could have your own personal robot, what would you have it do for you?
- If you could have a pet alien, what would it look like and what would you name it?
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