Would You Rather Questions for the Classroom

What is Would You Rather?

Would You Rather is a quick thinking game: students hear two options, choose one and explain why. Because there is no right answer, every student can take part, and the “why” turns a silly question into real practice in giving reasons — the same skill students need for opinion writing and persuasive speaking.

This page has 120 Would You Rather questions written for the classroom: nothing gross, nothing scary and nothing personal. There are decks for younger kids, for tweens and teens, for school and learning topics, and a Halloween deck for October. The voting board shows both choices in big text, counts the votes and animates the results so the class can see which side wins.

How to play Would You Rather in class

1. Choose a deck

   Pick Kids, Tweens & teens, School & learning or Halloween — or type your own questions as “choice | choice”.

2. Choose how to vote

   Count raised hands, send students to two sides of the room, or let students tap their choice on a smartboard.

3. Show the question

   Press Start. Read the question aloud, give a few seconds to think, then take the vote.

4. Count the votes

   Tap +1 (or press A and B) for each vote. The bars and percentages update instantly.

5. Ask “why?”

   Use “Pick someone to explain” to choose a student from each side to give a reason, then move to the next question.

Would You Rather questions for kids and teens

All of the questions in the game are listed below, so you can read them aloud or use them as writing prompts.

Kids (grades K–5)

• Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or have a pet unicorn?
• Would you rather be able to fly or be able to breathe underwater?
• Would you rather eat pizza for every meal or eat ice cream for every meal?
• Would you rather live in a treehouse or live in a castle?
• Would you rather be as small as a mouse or be as big as an elephant?
• Would you rather talk to animals or speak every language?
• Would you rather have a robot that does your chores or have a robot that tells jokes?
• Would you rather go to the beach or go to the mountains?
• Would you rather always have to hop or always have to skip?
• Would you rather have a talking dog or have a flying cat?
• Would you rather visit the Moon or visit the bottom of the ocean?
• Would you rather be a famous singer or be a famous athlete?
• Would you rather have a slide in your house or have a trampoline in your room?
• Would you rather be invisible or be super fast?
• Would you rather play in the snow or play at the beach?
• Would you rather have a magic paintbrush or have a magic wand?
• Would you rather be a pirate or be an astronaut?
• Would you rather only whisper for a day or only sing for a day?
• Would you rather have rainbow hair or have glow-in-the-dark shoes?
• Would you rather ride a giant turtle or ride a giant eagle?
• Would you rather build a snowman or build a sandcastle?
• Would you rather have a pocket that is always full of snacks or have a backpack that does your homework?
• Would you rather be a zookeeper or be a chef?
• Would you rather have a dragon friend or have a robot friend?
• Would you rather read a book or watch a movie?
• Would you rather live in the jungle or live in the Arctic?
• Would you rather have a birthday every month or have summer vacation all year?
• Would you rather be the teacher for a day or be the principal for a day?
• Would you rather always wear a cape or always wear a crown?
• Would you rather have wheels instead of feet or have springs instead of feet?

Tweens & teens (grades 6–12)

• Would you rather be able to teleport or be able to read minds?
• Would you rather have no homework ever or have a four-day school week?
• Would you rather live without music or live without movies and shows?
• Would you rather be the funniest person in the room or be the smartest person in the room?
• Would you rather travel to the past or travel to the future?
• Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or always be 20 minutes early?
• Would you rather have a personal chef or have a personal driver?
• Would you rather explore space or explore the deep ocean?
• Would you rather be famous for something embarrassing or be unknown for something amazing?
• Would you rather know every language or play every instrument?
• Would you rather have unlimited phone battery or have unlimited Wi-Fi everywhere?
• Would you rather live in a big city or live in the countryside?
• Would you rather be an amazing artist or be an amazing athlete?
• Would you rather never have to sleep or never have to eat?
• Would you rather have a rewind button for your life or have a pause button for your life?
• Would you rather write a best-selling book or direct a hit movie?
• Would you rather be really good at every sport or be really good at every video game?
• Would you rather live 100 years in the past or live 100 years in the future?
• Would you rather have a photographic memory or be able to learn any skill in a day?
• Would you rather always know when someone is lying or always get away with a white lie?
• Would you rather go on a road trip or go on a cruise?
• Would you rather have super strength or have super speed?
• Would you rather only eat sweet food or only eat salty food?
• Would you rather be the best player on a losing team or be the worst player on a winning team?
• Would you rather give a speech to 1,000 people or sing a solo in front of 100 people?
• Would you rather invent something useful or discover something new in nature?
• Would you rather have summer all year or have winter all year?
• Would you rather work on a team or work alone?
• Would you rather be a YouTuber or be an astronaut?
• Would you rather have a robot best friend or have a talking pet?

School & learning

• Would you rather do math homework or do reading homework?
• Would you rather take a test on paper or take a test on a computer?
• Would you rather learn outside or learn in a classroom?
• Would you rather write a story or solve a puzzle?
• Would you rather do a science experiment or build a model?
• Would you rather present to the class or write a report?
• Would you rather have a longer recess or have a longer lunch?
• Would you rather learn a new language or learn to code?
• Would you rather go on a field trip to a museum or go on a field trip to a zoo?
• Would you rather work in a group or work with a partner?
• Would you rather read a comic book or read a chapter book?
• Would you rather study history or study space?
• Would you rather have art every day or have music every day?
• Would you rather sit on a beanbag or sit on a wobble stool?
• Would you rather answer a hard question for 3 points or answer an easy question for 1 point?
• Would you rather be the class librarian or be the class scientist?
• Would you rather learn from a video or learn from a book?
• Would you rather spell every word correctly or do any math problem in your head?
• Would you rather draw your answer or act out your answer?
• Would you rather have a class pet fish or have a class pet hamster?

Halloween

• Would you rather be a friendly vampire or be a friendly werewolf?
• Would you rather trick-or-treat in the rain or trick-or-treat in the snow?
• Would you rather carve a pumpkin or paint a pumpkin?
• Would you rather have a pet bat or have a pet black cat?
• Would you rather live in a haunted house or live in a pumpkin house?
• Would you rather wear a scary costume or wear a funny costume?
• Would you rather get only chocolate or get only gummy candy?
• Would you rather ride a broomstick or ride a magic carpet?
• Would you rather be a ghost who can walk through walls or be a witch who can do magic?
• Would you rather bob for apples or do a pumpkin-seed spitting contest?
• Would you rather go through a corn maze or go on a hayride?
• Would you rather have a talking pumpkin or have a dancing skeleton?
• Would you rather be a mummy wrapped in toilet paper or be a monster covered in slime?
• Would you rather hand out candy at home or go trick-or-treating?
• Would you rather have glow-in-the-dark teeth or have glowing eyes like a cat?
• Would you rather make a potion that makes you fly or make a potion that makes you invisible?
• Would you rather watch a spooky movie or tell spooky stories?
• Would you rather be a friendly zombie or be a friendly Frankenstein?
• Would you rather have a spider as a pet or have a bat as a pet?
• Would you rather eat a candy apple or eat a pumpkin pie?

Thanksgiving & fall

• Would you rather eat only pie for Thanksgiving dinner or eat only mashed potatoes?
• Would you rather be a giant parade balloon or ride on a parade float?
• Would you rather cook the whole feast or wash all the dishes?
• Would you rather jump in a giant leaf pile or build a giant scarecrow?
• Would you rather have pumpkin pie or have apple pie?
• Would you rather watch a parade or play football in the yard?
• Would you rather have Thanksgiving at the beach or have Thanksgiving in the snow?
• Would you rather eat a turkey sandwich or eat a pumpkin muffin?
• Would you rather write a thank-you note or give a thank-you hug?
• Would you rather go apple picking or go on a hayride?
• Would you rather have a talking turkey or have a dancing scarecrow?
• Would you rather set the table or decorate the room?
• Would you rather put cranberry sauce on everything or put gravy on everything?
• Would you rather bake cookies or bake bread?
• Would you rather eat corn on the cob or eat sweet potatoes?
• Would you rather host a feast for 20 people or have a quiet dinner for two?
• Would you rather wear a turkey hat or wear a pumpkin costume?
• Would you rather have leftovers for a week or never have leftovers?
• Would you rather sing what you are thankful for or dance what you are thankful for?
• Would you rather make a paper turkey or make a leaf collage?

Variations to try

Teacher tips

• Set the rule that every answer is respected — no laughing at anyone’s choice.
• Ask for a reason, not just a vote. “Because…” is where the learning happens.
• Use the sides-of-the-room vote after lunch when students need to move.
• For younger students, read both choices slowly and show them with gestures.
• The Halloween deck is a gentle, not-scary option for October parties.

Would You Rather: FAQ