Open or closed question? — Interview Corner · Free Press
Welcome to the Interview Corner of the Lantern Lane School Paper. Mia is about to talk to the kids who ran the school fair.
Your task
Sort each question: does it invite a long answer or only yes or no?
- An open question starts with words like what, how or why. A closed question can be answered with yes or no.
- Invented newsrooms and stories to learn from, not real news. Before sharing anything about real people, ask a trusted adult.
- Never share private details of anyone. Nothing about you is collected.
Score
- How news works — You understood how this part of journalism works.
- Truth & accuracy — You checked the facts before telling them.
- Fair & kind — You were fair to the people in the story.
In real life
Journalists often use open questions to hear people's own words, and closed ones to confirm details.
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