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Practice Answering Hypothetical Questions

from http://iteslj.org/questions/whatif.html

  1. If a classmate asked you for the answer to a question during an exam while the teacher was not looking, what would you do?
  2. If you bumped your car into another car, but nobody saw you do it, would you leave your name and address?
  3. If you could speak any other language (besides English and those you already speak) which language would you like to speak?
  4. If you could take a vacation anywhere in the world for any length of time, where would you go?
  5. If you had 25-hour days (while everyone else continued to have 24-hour days), what would you do with the extra time?
  6. If you could be a superhero, which one would you be?
  7. If you could be an animal, what animal would you be?  Why?
  8. If you could be another person for a day, who would you be?
  9. If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do and why?
  10.  If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
  11.  If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
  12.  If you could date a celebrity, whom would you choose?
  13.  If you could live anywhere, where would you live?
  14.  If you could meet any famous person, dead or alive, who would it be and why?
  15.  If you could travel back in time, where would you go?
  16.  If you discovered a new island, what would you name it and why?
  17.  If you found a suitcase full of $1,000,000, what would you do?
  18.  If you had two wishes, what would they be?
  19.  If you had the opportunity to be different, what would you change?
  20.  If you had a time machine, where would you go and why?
  21.  If you were a candy, what candy would you be?
  22.  If you were a monster, what monster would you be?
  23.  If you were a toy, what toy would you be?
  24.  If you were asked to choose which time you would like to live in, which century would you choose?
  25.  If you were asked to speak to a graduating class, what would you say?
  26.  If you were given a chance to go to the moon, would you go? Why or why not?
  27.  If you were given a choice between being given great wisdom or great wealth, which would you choose?
  28.  If you were given one million dollars, what would you buy?
  29.  If you were given the opportunity to be born again, how would you change the way you lived?
  30.  If you were going to a deserted island and could only take three things with you, what would you take? Why?
  31.  If you were invited to have tea with the Queen of England, what would say?
  32.  If you were the leader of your country, what would you change?
  33.  If you had to choose between a wonderful romantic relationship that would end after only a year, or a so-so relationship that would last your entire life, which one would you choose?
  34.  If you could have only one food for the rest of your life (assuming that this strange situation would not affect your health), which food would you choose?
  35.  If you received lottery tickets as a gift at the office party, and you won $30,000, would you share the winnings with the person that gave you the gift?