Just trying to get a sense of the “normal accepted” top ten (in most bushiban settings) questions for kids to learn/memorize/regurgitate.
You know, like “Whats yo nam?”
How old are you?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
What day is your birthday?
What time is it?
How many __________ are there?
Teacher, may I go to the bathroom? (The one question you’ll get asked 10 times a class)
For beginners, right?
How are you?
How’s the weather?
What day is today?
What’s your name?
How old are you?
What’s this/that?
What are these/those?
Is it a_____________?
What do you like? (Do you like…?)
What can you do? ( Can you…?)
What color is it?
What’s your favorite color?
What do you have?
How many ___s are there?
How big is your little chicken?
Almost sound like a Zen koan.
How are you?
How old are you?
What’s your name?
What is this?
What day is it today?
What time is it?
What color is this?
How many X are there?
What’s your favorite color/food/etc.?
What is the airspeed velocity of a laden swallow?
- Where are we going?
- Fine, how are you?
- Fine, how old are you?
- How do you spell ____?
- What is this/that/these/those?
- Where is this/that/these/those/your ____?
- Is this a(n) ____?
- Do you have a(n) ____?
- How many ____s are there?
- Do you like _____?
- Who is he/she/it/they/me?
- How long until your GMAT test?
Or alternately, you could rely on the following question generator chart. Start at the left. You can include or omit a word from any of the following columns as long as the result makes a gramatically correct question, but don’t forget to put a question mark at the end:
Who…do…he…like…this
What…does…she…have…that
Where…is…it…do…these
Why…are…we…[Be verb]…those
When…can…they…[Action Verb]…he/she/you/
How…don’t…this…doing…[object]
…doesn’t…that…[Action Verb +ing]…
…these
…those
For my first example, I take “can” from the second column, put it together with “he” from the third, and add “swim”, an [action verb] from the fourth. That makes “Can he swim” and then I put a question mark at the end to make it kosher.
- Can he swim?
For my second example, I take “How” + “do” + “you” + “spell” + “your name” and, hey presto, I’ve got:
- How do you spell your name?
Related questions for further inquiry: What are the top ten buxiban be verbs? action verbs?