Conversation Topics for Teens

 School
 Interests and activities
 Friends and family
 Romantic relationships
 Personality
 Future goals
 Food
 Possessions and money
 Emotions and dreams
 Memories and life events
 Hypothetical and existential questions

School, Interests, and Activities

Questions About School

 What is your favorite class in school? What do you like about it?
 What is your least favorite class in school? What don’t you like about it?
 Which class are you learning the most in?
 Which class are you learning the least in?
 Do you like going to school?
 Are you a part of any clubs at school? Which ones?
 If you were made a teacher for a day, which subject would you want to teach?
 Are there any bullies in your school? If so, how do you deal with them?

Questions About Interests and Activities

 What do you usually do after school?
 What are your hobbies?
 Do you play any video games? Which ones?
 Do you play any sports? Which ones?
 Do you collect anything? What is it?
 Do you play any musical instruments? Which one?
 What do you like to do most during the weekends?
 What type of music do you listen to?
  What is your favorite song at the moment?
 Do you like reading books? What’s the last book you read?
 What is something that you like to do when you're bored?
 Who is your favorite actor/actress?
 What is something that you feel passionately about in life?
 How would describe your perfect day?
 What talents or skills do you have?
 Do you speak any other languages? Which ones?
 Where is your favorite place to hang out? What do you like about it?

Friends, Family, and Romantic Relationships

Questions About Friends

 What makes someone a good friend?
 What makes someone a bad friend?
 Do you tend to have just one or two good friends, or do you have a large group of
friends?
 Is there anyone at school that you would like to get to know better? Who is it?
 Would you be willing to die for your best friend?
 Do you have any friends that you’re worried about right now? Why?
 What traits do you look for when you’re trying to make a new friend?

Questions About Family

 On a scale of 1 to 10, how strict are your parents?
 Are you closer to your mom or dad?
 Do you have chores at home? What are they?
 Do you have siblings? Where are you in the birth order?
 Do you get along with your siblings?
 What was the last disagreement you had with your siblings about?

Questions About Romantic Relationships

 Is there anyone you have a crush on right now?
  What do you look for in a boyfriend/girlfriend?
 At your school, are there a lot of people who are in romantic relationships?
 If you could marry any celebrity, who would it be?
 Are you dating someone right now?
 Would you rather date someone older or younger than you?
 Do you think you might like to get married someday?

Personality and Future Goals

Questions About Personality

 Would you consider yourself to be more of a shy person or an outgoing person?
 Have you ever wanted to be popular?
 What would you say is one of your weaknesses?
 Are you more of an indoor person or an outdoor person?
 Are you a cat person or a dog person?
 What joke never fails to make you laugh?
 Who are your heroes and what qualities do you admire about them?
 Is there someone who you think looks up to you? Who is it, and what do you
think they look up to about you?
 What is something that you really like about yourself?
 If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be and why?

Questions About Future Goals

 What is your ultimate goal in life?
 What scares you the most about the future?
 What is your dream job?
 What are your plans for the future?
 Do you have a bucket list? What are the top two or three things on that list?
 Do you have any role models? Who are they, and why do you look up to them?
 What do you plan to do after you graduate from school?
 At what age would you like to live on your own?
 What do you think your life would look like 10 years from now?
 What do you think the world will be like 25 years from now?
Food, Possessions, and Money

Questions About Food

 What is your favorite food?
 What is your favorite dessert?
 What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
 What do you usually eat for lunch at school?
 Which is your favorite meal of the day?
 What is your favorite restaurant?
 If you could have an unlimited supply of any food for the rest of your life, what would it
be and why?
 What is the weirdest food you have ever eaten? Where and when did you eat it?

Questions About Possessions

 Where do go shopping for your clothes?
 What is your favorite item of clothing? What do you love about it?
 Which possession do you cherish the most? Why?
 When you were young, did you have a favorite stuffed animal or toy?
 Do you like to keep your room neat and organized, or do you like it to be messy?
 If you were stranded on a desert island, which one possession would you want to
have with you?

Questions About Money

 What was the last thing that you bought with your own money?
 What do you usually buy with your allowance money?
 Do you think it’s important to save for a rainy day?
 If someone gave you $1,000 and said you had to give it to charity, which charity
would you choose and why?
 If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
Emotions, Memories, and Life Events

Questions About Emotions and Dreams

 What was the first thing that made you laugh today?
 What makes you thrilled and excited?
 What is the best part of your day?
 Do you ever feel lonely or left out?
 What scares you the most?
 What is your biggest worry in life?
 What helps you feel better when you’re upset or stressed out?
 Do you ever feel sad? What do you do to feel comforted?
 What are three things that you are grateful for today or this week?
 What hurts your feelings?
 What is your biggest fear?
 What is the most difficult thing in your life right now?
 Do you care about what other people think about you?
 Do you have any dark secrets?
 What's the best thing about being a teenager?
 What's the worst thing about being a teenager?
 What is the weirdest dream you’ve ever had?
 Do you have any recurring nightmares?

Questions About Memories and Life Events

 What is one of your earliest memories?
 Where did you go on your most recent vacation?
 What’s your greatest achievement so far?
 What’s your biggest regret in life so far?
 What is the most adventurous thing you have ever done in your life?
 What is the most embarrassing incident that has ever happened to you in your
life?
 What is the most dangerous thing you have ever done?
 What is the weirdest or craziest thing you have ever done in your life?
 What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?
 Do you live by any life motto?

Questions About Memories and Life Events

 What is one of your earliest memories?
 Where did you go on your most recent vacation?
 What’s your greatest achievement so far?
 What’s your biggest regret in life so far?
 What is the most adventurous thing you have ever done in your life?
 What is the most embarrassing incident that has ever happened to you in your
life?
 What is the most dangerous thing you have ever done?
 What is the weirdest or craziest thing you have ever done in your life?
 What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?
 Do you live by any life motto?
 If you only had one month to live, how would you spend your time? With whom?
 What would your weapon of choice be if you were in a zombie apocalypse
scenario?
 If you could have any superpower, which one would you choose and why?
 How many second graders do you think you can handle in a fight before you’re
overwhelmed by them?
 If you could travel anywhere in the world, all expenses paid, where would you
go?
 If you died right now, is there something that you would definitely regret not
saying or doing?
 If you were given the chance to become immortal, would you take it? Why or why
not?
 If it were up to you, how would you change the world?
 If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
 If your life had a theme song, what would it be and why?
 If you could watch only one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be and
why?
 What would you want to be famous for?
 What would you like people to say about you after you die?

 Do you ever wish you could go back in time and be a little kid again?
 What do you think is the meaning of life?
 What do you think happens after death?