200 This or That Questions for Kids

Pancakes or waffles?

Then ask: What makes one better for syrup?

Ice cream or cake?

Then ask: Which one would you want at your birthday if you could only have one?

Sweet or salty?

Then ask: What snack would you pick right now?

Apples or bananas?

Then ask: Which one is easier to take to school, and why?

French fries or mashed potatoes?

Then ask: Is it the taste or the way you eat it?

Breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast?

Then ask: What would be on the plate?

Spicy or mild?

Then ask: Have you changed your mind about this as you got older?

Chocolate or vanilla?

Then ask: What would you say to someone who picked the other one?

Cereal or toast?

Then ask: What is the best way to make it?

Hot dog or hamburger?

Then ask: Where is the best place to eat it?

Cookies or brownies?

Then ask: Would you rather bake them or just eat them?

Popcorn or pretzels?

Then ask: When is each one the right snack?

Juice or milk?

Then ask: What do you drink when you are really thirsty?

Grapes or strawberries?

Then ask: Which one would you grow if you had a garden?

Peanut butter or jelly?

Then ask: Why do people put them together?

Soup or salad?

Then ask: What kind of day is it a soup day?

Eat out or eat at home?

Then ask: What is better about the one you did not pick?

Try a new food or stick with a favorite?

Then ask: What is the last new food you liked?

Cook dinner or set the table?

Then ask: Which job do you think is harder?

Lions or tigers?

Then ask: How would you tell them apart without looking at the color?

Dolphins or sharks?

Then ask: Which one do people get wrong more often?

Owls or eagles?

Then ask: What does each one do better?

Horses or cows?

Then ask: Which one would you rather take care of on a farm?

Penguins or polar bears?

Then ask: Could they ever meet? Where do they live?

Butterflies or ladybugs?

Then ask: What does each one do in a garden?

Bunnies or hamsters?

Then ask: Which one would be happier in your house?

Dinosaurs or dragons?

Then ask: What is the difference between something that was real and something made up?

Monkeys or elephants?

Then ask: Which one do you think is smarter, and how would you test it?

Fish tank or bird cage?

Then ask: Which pet would you feel bad keeping inside?

Frogs or turtles?

Then ask: Which one would you rather watch for an hour?

Zoo or aquarium?

Then ask: What animal would you go to see first?

Big dog or small dog?

Then ask: What can one do that the other cannot?

Bees or ants?

Then ask: How does each one work as a team?

Wolves or foxes?

Then ask: Which one lives in a group, and which lives mostly alone?

Spiders or snakes?

Then ask: Which one would you be braver around, and why?

Pet a giraffe or ride a camel?

Then ask: What would you be most nervous about?

Be a bird or be a fish?

Then ask: What would you see that you cannot see now?

Wild animals or farm animals?

Then ask: What does a farm animal need from people?

Summer or winter?

Then ask: What would you miss about the other one?

Sunny day or rainy day?

Then ask: What is the best thing to do on a rainy day?

Snow or sand?

Then ask: Which one is better for building?

Swing or slide?

Then ask: What makes it fun?

Camping in a tent or staying in a cabin?

Then ask: What would you need to bring?

Sunrise or sunset?

Then ask: When did you last see one?

Stars or clouds?

Then ask: What shapes have you seen up there?

Forest or desert?

Then ask: What would you need to survive a day there?

Pool or lake?

Then ask: What is in a lake that is not in a pool?

Bike or scooter?

Then ask: Where would you ride it?

Hiking or biking?

Then ask: Which one lets you see more?

Thunderstorm or snowstorm?

Then ask: What do you do while it is happening?

Spring or fall?

Then ask: What changes outside that tells you it is here?

Climb a tree or dig a hole?

Then ask: What might you find?

Kite or paper airplane?

Then ask: How would you make it go farther?

Puddle jumping or leaf piles?

Then ask: Which one gets you in more trouble?

Picnic or barbecue?

Then ask: Who would you invite?

Wind or fog?

Then ask: What does each one feel like on your face?

Garden or playground?

Then ask: What would you change about the one near you?

Art or music?

Then ask: What would you make if you had a whole afternoon?

Science or history?

Then ask: What is one thing you learned in it that surprised you?

Recess or lunch?

Then ask: What happens there that does not happen in class?

Pencil or pen?

Then ask: When do you want to be able to erase?

Homework right after school or after dinner?

Then ask: When does your brain work best?

Work alone or in a group?

Then ask: What goes wrong in a group, and how would you fix it?

Field trip or class party?

Then ask: Where would you want the field trip to go?

Front row or back row?

Then ask: What do you notice from that seat?

Spelling test or math test?

Then ask: How do you get ready for it?

Teacher reads aloud or you read on your own?

Then ask: What is different about hearing a story and reading it?

Gym or library?

Then ask: What would you do there if you had it to yourself?

Write a story or draw a comic?

Then ask: What would happen in it?

Backpack or tote bag?

Then ask: What is always at the bottom of your bag?

Short school day or short summer break?

Then ask: Which one would you trade, and for what?

Be the teacher for a day or the principal for a day?

Then ask: What is the first thing you would change?

Morning announcements or end-of-day bell?

Then ask: What would you say on the announcements?

Bus or car ride to school?

Then ask: What do you do on the way?

Answer a question in class or ask one?

Then ask: Which one takes more courage?

Easy grade or hard lesson you remember?

Then ask: What is something hard you learned that you are glad you know?

Top bunk or bottom bunk?

Then ask: What is the downside of your pick?

Messy room or clean room?

Then ask: Who is it messy for, you or everyone else?

Early bird or night owl?

Then ask: What is the best part of your favorite time of day?

Big family dinner or snack in front of a movie?

Then ask: What do people talk about at the table?

Board game night or movie night?

Then ask: Which board game would you pick?

Help with cooking or help with the yard?

Then ask: What would you want to learn to do on your own?

Your own room or share with a sibling?

Then ask: What is good about sharing that people forget?

Grandparents visit you or you visit them?

Then ask: What do you do together?

Wash the dishes or fold the laundry?

Then ask: Which chore would you trade away forever?

Blanket fort or tent in the yard?

Then ask: How would you build it?

Quiet house or noisy house?

Then ask: What sounds do you hear at home right now?

Pajamas all day or dressed up all day?

Then ask: Where would you go in each?

Family road trip or family staycation?

Then ask: Where would the road trip go?

Be the oldest kid or the youngest kid?

Then ask: What does each one get that the other does not?

Plan the weekend or be surprised?

Then ask: What would you plan?

Family photo or family video?

Then ask: What would you want to remember from this year?

Breakfast together or dinner together?

Then ask: What makes a meal together feel good?

Pick the music in the car or pick the snacks?

Then ask: What would you put on?

Talk at bedtime or read at bedtime?

Then ask: What is the best thing to talk about before sleep?

Hide and seek or tag?

Then ask: Are you better at hiding or seeking?

Lego or puzzles?

Then ask: What is the biggest thing you have built or finished?

Video games or board games?

Then ask: Which one is more fun to lose at?

Win a game or learn a new trick?

Then ask: What is a trick you would want to learn?

Team sport or solo sport?

Then ask: What do you get from a team that you do not get alone?

Dance or gymnastics?

Then ask: What move would you want to master?

Play the game or make up the rules?

Then ask: What rule would you add to a game you know?

Card games or dice games?

Then ask: Which one has more luck in it?

Jump rope or hula hoop?

Then ask: How long do you think you could keep going?

Swimming or skating?

Then ask: What was hard when you first learned it?

Play outside or play inside?

Then ask: What is your favorite thing to play in each place?

Watch a game or play in one?

Then ask: What do you notice when you watch that you miss when you play?

Chess or checkers?

Then ask: What do you have to think about in chess that you do not in checkers?

Coach or player?

Then ask: What would you tell your team before a big game?

Water balloons or snowballs?

Then ask: What are the rules for a fair fight?

Build a fort or build a sandcastle?

Then ask: What would keep it from falling down?

Practice one thing a lot or try lots of things a little?

Then ask: What would you practice?

Pretend play or real games?

Then ask: What did you pretend to be when you were little?

Trampoline or bounce house?

Then ask: What is the best trick you can do?

Talk to animals or speak every language?

Then ask: Who would you talk to first?

Time travel to the past or the future?

Then ask: What year would you go to?

Giant or tiny?

Then ask: What would be hard about your new size?

Hiccup every time you laugh or sneeze every time you smile?

Then ask: When would it be the worst time for it to happen?

Unicorn or dragon as a pet?

Then ask: Where would it sleep?

Live in a treehouse or a castle?

Then ask: What would your room look like?

Robot helper or magic wand?

Then ask: What is the first job you would give it?

Pirate or astronaut?

Then ask: What would you discover?

Wizard or superhero?

Then ask: What would your rule be about using your powers?

Never sleep or never eat?

Then ask: What would you miss most?

Read minds or see the future?

Then ask: Would you tell anyone you could do it?

Teleport or run super fast?

Then ask: Where would you go after school?

Have a tail or have wings?

Then ask: What would you use it for every day?

Live on the moon or under the sea?

Then ask: What would you need to bring?

Talking dog or flying cat?

Then ask: What would the talking dog tell you?

Shrink your parents or grow your pet?

Then ask: What would go wrong first?

Ice cream for every meal or no ice cream ever?

Then ask: How long before you got tired of it?

Be a cartoon or be in a video game?

Then ask: Which cartoon or game would you live in?

Swap places with your teacher or with your pet for a day?

Then ask: What would you find out about them?

Funny movie or scary movie?

Then ask: How scary is too scary?

Comics or chapter books?

Then ask: What are you reading right now?

Sing or dance?

Then ask: What song would you pick?

Cartoons or real people?

Then ask: What can a cartoon show that real people cannot?

Be in the story or write the story?

Then ask: Who would you be in it?

Hero or sidekick?

Then ask: What does the sidekick do that the hero cannot?

Happy ending or surprise ending?

Then ask: What is a surprise ending you remember?

Listen to a story or tell one?

Then ask: Tell me the start of one right now.

Drums or guitar?

Then ask: What kind of band would you be in?

Watch it again or try something new?

Then ask: What have you watched the most times?

Dragons in the story or robots in the story?

Then ask: What would the dragon or robot want?

Be famous or be rich?

Then ask: What would change in your life?

Audiobook or paper book?

Then ask: Where do you like to listen or read?

Draw or paint?

Then ask: What would you make right now?

Magic show or circus?

Then ask: How do you think the trick works?

Write a song or write a poem?

Then ask: What would it be about?

Movie theater or movie at home?

Then ask: What is the best snack for it?

Be in a play or work behind the stage?

Then ask: What job backstage would you want?

Villain with a good reason or hero with a bad temper?

Then ask: Can a villain be right about something?

Plane or train?

Then ask: What do you see from each window?

Hotel or tent?

Then ask: What would you miss from home?

Visit a castle or a pyramid?

Then ask: Who do you think lived or worked there?

Amusement park or water park?

Then ask: What ride would you go on first?

Short trip far away or long trip close by?

Then ask: Where would each one take you?

Museum or science center?

Then ask: What would you want to see up close?

Hot place or cold place?

Then ask: What would you pack?

Window seat or aisle seat?

Then ask: What do you do on a long ride?

Map or GPS?

Then ask: How would you find your way if both broke?

Visit space or the bottom of the ocean?

Then ask: What would you hope to find?

Big new city or tiny island?

Then ask: Who would you bring?

Travel with friends or with family?

Then ask: What would be different?

Postcard or photo?

Then ask: Who would you send it to?

Souvenir or snack from the trip?

Then ask: What is the best thing you have brought home from somewhere?

Go back to a favorite place or go somewhere new?

Then ask: Where is your favorite place so far?

Lighthouse or windmill?

Then ask: What is each one for?

Farm or zoo?

Then ask: What job would you want there?

Snowy mountain cabin or beach house?

Then ask: What would a perfect day there look like?

Live where you are now or move somewhere new?

Then ask: What would you have to leave behind?

Be brave or be kind?

Then ask: Can you think of a time you needed both?

Lots of friends or one best friend?

Then ask: What makes someone a good friend?

Plan ahead or go with the flow?

Then ask: When did a plan go wrong for you?

Lead or follow?

Then ask: What makes a good leader?

Be smart or be funny?

Then ask: Who do you know who is both?

Know a little about everything or a lot about one thing?

Then ask: What would your one thing be?

Give a present or get a present?

Then ask: What is the best present you ever gave?

Win alone or lose with your team?

Then ask: When does winning feel empty?

Say sorry first or wait for them to?

Then ask: Why is saying sorry hard?

Help someone in secret or help where everyone can see?

Then ask: Does it count the same if nobody knows?

Remember everything or forget the bad stuff?

Then ask: Is there something bad you are glad you remember?

Be the best in your class or improve the most?

Then ask: Which one would make you prouder?

Ask for help or figure it out yourself?

Then ask: When should you ask?

Be grown up now or stay a kid longer?

Then ask: What can kids do that grown-ups cannot?

Tell the truth and get in trouble or keep quiet?

Then ask: What would happen next in each case?

Be good at sports or good at art?

Then ask: Which one could you get good at with practice?

Have more time or more money?

Then ask: What would you do with it?

Change one thing about the world or one thing about your town?

Then ask: How would you start?

Be remembered for being kind or for being clever?

Then ask: What would you want people to say about you?