10 Questions to Ask a 7-Year-Old About Animals

Conversation questions we've tested with actual 7-year-olds about animals. Use them at dinner, bedtime, or on the drive home. Each one is age-tested so it lands — not too simple, not too abstract.

1. Which is smarter — a crow or a dog? Why?
2. What would the world be like if every animal could talk?
3. Do you think wild animals prefer being alone or in groups?
4. If a shark could talk, what's the first thing it would complain about?
5. Which animal do you think has the hardest life?
6. Why do owls look wise?
7. If you could save one endangered animal, which would it be?
8. Do you think animals know when their owners are sad?
9. Which animal would survive longest in space?
10. Why do you think people love dogs so much?