51 Wonderful Would You Rather Writing Prompts

The hunt for would you rather writing prompts stops here.

Not only do these would you rather writing prompts reduce writer’s block, but they also improve writing skills, instill a love for writing, and help students express ideas.

That’s why they make a great addition to your collection of writing activities.

So add a few of these would you rather prompts to your writer’s workshop instruction this week.

Would You Rather Writing Prompts

1. Would you rather have a petting zoo or a trampoline park in your backyard?

2. Would you rather play indoors or outdoors?

3. Would you rather be stuck in the grocery store overnight or stuck in McDonald’s? 

4. Would you rather have to always tie your shoes with one hand or wear socks on your hands for the rest of your life?

5. Would you rather be a bumblebee or a butterfly?

6. Would you rather not be allowed to go to recess or have to sit next to the principal all day?

7. Would you rather have the hiccups forever or always have to sneeze?

8. Would you rather be a lion or a kitty cat?

9. Would you rather pick out your own birthday present or be surprised?

10. Would you rather go walking in the mountains or next to the beach?

11. Would you rather have siblings or be the only child?

12. Would you rather have PE class every day of the week or art class every day?

13. Would you rather have pancakes or waffles for breakfast tomorrow?

14. Would you rather have pebbles in your socks all day or a spider on your head all day?

15. Would you rather be an astronaut or an athlete?

16. Would you rather eat only salty foods for the rest of your life or sugary foods?

17. Would you rather be an unknown talented athlete or a famous athlete known for being mediocre?

18. Would you rather have a pet skunk or a pet cobra?

19. Would you rather be able to read people’s minds or speak 5 languages?

20. Would you rather live on the moon or in the Sahara desert?

21. Would you rather get bitten by a snake or bitten by a bulldog?

22. Would you rather be given $5 a day for the rest of your life or given $10,000 right now?

23. Would you rather be a famous athlete or a famous singer?

24. Would you rather go hiking in the mountains or swimming in the ocean?

25. Would you rather have no teeth or no hair?

26. Would you rather lick the bathroom floor or lick a stinky garbage bin?

27. Would you rather have a vacation every year but stay in your own country or have a vacation every 2 years but get to travel to other countries?

28. Would you rather lose a thumb or a toe?

29. Would you rather give a speech in front of 100 people or 10 people?

30. Would you rather live in a submarine or in a spaceship?

31. Would you rather be trapped in a room with a hungry alligator or a screaming baby?

32. Would you rather be five years older or five years younger?

33. Would you rather be the worst player on a basketball team that always wins or the best player on a team that always loses?

34. Would you rather sleep in late or get up early?

35. Would you rather give up your cell phone or give up your laptop?

36. Would you rather watch the television or watch YouTube?

37. Would you rather give a 15-minute presentation or write a 15-page essay?

38. Would you rather have a vacation or a staycation?

39. Would you rather drop your cell phone in a hole full of piranhas or a dirty toilet?

40. Would you rather be a high school teacher or a college professor?

41. Would you rather have a job that pays you $10,000,000 a year but you have to work 80 hours a week or a job that pays $100 a day but you get to relax at the beach all day?

42. Would you rather work with preschool kids or elderly people?

43. Would you rather get recognition for a good deed or be paid for a bad deed that no one will ever know about?

44. Would you rather be able to fly or drive to your destinations?

45. Would you rather be too hot or too cold?

46. Would you rather give away $1000 to a person in need or keep $100 for yourself?

47. Would you rather go back to the past or go forward to the future?

48. Would you rather be a character in a book or a character in a movie?

49. Would you rather draw or paint?

50. Would you rather be able to fly whenever you want or be able to become invisible whenever you want?

51. Would you rather learn in person or do distance learning?

Final Thoughts: Would You Rather Writing Prompts

Now you’ll all set to help students strengthen their writing skills in an exciting way using these would you rather writing prompts.

For support, teach students how to respond well to these prompts.