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70 CONVERSATION
STARTERs
Ever felt nervous when you first met someone,
because you didn’t quite know what to say?
Here is a list of questions to get a good conversation started with a
potential new friend. (Kids and teens may wish to practice on their family, friends, pets, counselors, social workers, or therapist, etc.)
BE PREPARED to have to answer the questions yourself.
If you wish to be creative print out this list, cute each line into strips, ball them up and place them in a bag or box so that you will not know what question is coming next
1.
Did you have
a nickname? How did you get it?
2. Do you do when you feel anxious? (I.e. nail biting, hair
twirling, leg shaking, pacing, etc.)
3. Do you have a hobby? What do you do in your free time?
4. For you, what was the worst thing about being a (insert grade or year in school)?
5. Have you ever committed a RAK? Random Act of Kindness? Explain…
6. How often do you check your media outlets vine? Instagram?
Pinterest? Kick? E-mail? Facebook? Texts?
7. How would you describe your “style”?
8. If one of your 5 senses could have supernatural abilities, which
one sense would you choose?
9. If you could be one age for the rest of your life, how old would
you choose to be?
10.
If you could
change one thing about your school, what would it be?
11. If you could choose anyone name 2 people you would take on a
road trip.
12.
If you could
cure one type of disease, which one would you cure?
13.If
you could design the perfect TV channel, what would be on it?
14.
If you could guest
star on any Reality TV Show, which one would you choose?
15.
If you could
have any animal in the world as a pet, what animal would you choose?
16.
If you could
have any one super-power, which one would you choose and why?
17. If
you could invent a holiday, what and when would it be?
18.
If you could
plan your own birthday part, what would you do?
19.
If you had
$10 to spend, how would you spend it? $100? $1000?
20.
If you had a
theme song (one that played every time you entered a room), which song
would
you choose?
21.
If you had a YouTube channel what would you
call it?
22.
If you had an
unlimited gift card to any store, which store would it be?
23.
If you were stuck on Stranded Island, what
are 2 things you would bring with you?
24.
Name 3 tv
shows you have recorded on your DVR? Netflix? HULU?
25.
So far who
has had the most positive influence on you?
26.
What are 3
qualities you want your friends to have?
27.
What are some positive changes you have
seen in your life?
28.
What cartoon
character do you most identify with?
29.
What do you
plan to do when you graduate?
30.
What do you
struggle with the most in life?
31. What helps you to feel most content or
peaceful?
32.
What is one gadget or electronic you’d like
to own?
33.
What is one of the most adventurous things
you’ve ever done?
34.
What is one
regret you have from last week? Last Month? Last year? Your lifetime?
35.
What is one
statement that you hope people will say about you when you are no longer
around?
36.
What is one
thing you wish you had more time for in your life?
37.
What is one thing you’ve never done that
you would really like to do?
38.
What is some place that you would really
like to visit?
39.
What is
something you are looking forward to doing within the next six months?
40.
What is
something you like about yourself?
41.
What is the funniest thing that has
happened to you recently?
42.
What is the
most important thing that makes a friendship great?
43.
What is the
most recent book you read?
44.
What is the
scariest thing you’ve ever seen in real life?
45.
What is your
earliest memory?
46.
What is your favorite
animal?
47.
What is your favorite ice cream flavor and
your favorite topping?
48.
What is your
favorite thing to do with friends?
49.
What is your
goal in life? Or goals?
50.
What is your
least favorite chore to do?
51.
What is your most favorite possessions?
52.
What makes
you feel discouraged or insecure?
53.
What one
thing would you change about your house if you could?
54.
What songs
are on your recently played playlist right now?
55.
What was the
worst thing about being in middle school for you?
56.
What would
you like for your life to be like 5 years from now? 10 years from now? 50years?
57.
What’s one thing that annoys you about your
siblings or cousins?
58.
What’s one
thing you like about your Mom?
59.
What’s one
trait you admire about your Dad?
60.
What’s the
biggest struggle you are facing in life right now?
61.
What’s the furthest place you’ve ever been
from your current home?
62.
What’s the
most annoying word or phrase your parents or teachers use often?
63.
What’s your
dream car?
64.
When is
something you must get from the grocery store, no matter what?
65.
When you are
surprised with 30 free minutes during the day, how do you spend it?
66.
Where state
and city were you born in?
67.
Who do you wish would listen more closely
to you?
68.
Who is the
most important person in your life?
69.
Who’s someone
you admire/respect? Why? (not a family
member)
70.
Your first
job will be…?
