Tuesday, November 10, 2009

20 Questions - What Country Will I Be Visiting?


Here are some of the real questions and answers from 3rd and 4th graders. I told them I was going on a trip to another country, and that their job was to guess the country. I displayed a map of the world, and pointed out the difference between continents and countries. Yes, I thoroughly explained the concept of asking 'yes' or 'no' questions.

Q: Is it a big country?
A: Since I can only answer 'yes' or 'no', I'm going to say 'no'.

Q: Are you going by plane?
A: Yes.

Q: Is it around China?
A: No.

Q: Is it past Greece?
A: Yes.

Q: Is it near the Pacific Ocean?
A: No.

Q: Is it by Russia?
A: No.

Q: Is it east of the Prime Meridian?
A: Yes.

Q: Is it by Brazil?
A: No.

Q: Is it by the Atlantic Ocean?
A: No.

Q: Will it take longer than two hours to get there?
A: Yes.

Q: Is it mostly green or orange?
A: .....yes.

Q: Is it in Africa?
A: Yes.

Q: Do they speak Arabic there?
A: Yes.

After each child was allowed a question, they each got to make a guess. Some of the answers included:

Australia

Canada

China

Russia

New Zealand

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

Madagascar

New Jersey

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