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What If

90 ESL “what if” questions for imagination, creativity, hypothetical thinking, and critical reflection across levels A1–C2.
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A1 Level – Elementary

1. What if you could fly?

2. What if you found a magic lamp?

3. What if you woke up invisible?

4. What if you were a superhero?

5. What if your pet could talk?

6. What if you could live on the moon?

7. What if chocolate was free?

8. What if your toys came alive?

9. What if you became famous?

10. What if you won a big prize?

11. What if your best friend moved away?

12. What if you could stop time?

13. What if you had no homework ever again?

14. What if you could choose any job?

15. What if it snowed every day?

A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate

1. What if you could live in another country?

2. What if you won a million dollars?

3. What if you met your favorite celebrity?

4. What if you could learn any skill instantly?

5. What if you moved to a big city?

6. What if your phone stopped working?

7. What if you found a lost pet?

8. What if you could change one rule?

9. What if you had no internet for a week?

10. What if you woke up with a new talent?

11. What if school started at noon?

12. What if you had to choose one food forever?

13. What if you could change your appearance?

14. What if you could talk to animals?

15. What if your country had a new holiday?

B1 Level – Intermediate

1. What if you could travel to any time in history?

2. What if you could switch jobs for one week?

3. What if you failed at something important?

4. What if you suddenly became rich?

5. What if you had to move to another country?

6. What if you changed your career path?

7. What if you could ask one question to your future self?

8. What if you had to live without technology?

9. What if you achieved your biggest dream?

10. What if you could erase one memory?

11. What if you woke up speaking another language?

12. What if you could start your life over?

13. What if everyone had the same income?

14. What if you had perfect health forever?

15. What if you could undo one mistake?

B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate

1. What if humans lived on Mars?

2. What if people could read minds?

3. What if AI became smarter than humans?

4. What if money didn’t exist?

5. What if you had the power to change one world problem?

6. What if you could live to 150 years old?

7. What if dreams could be recorded?

8. What if people never needed sleep?

9. What if you were forced to relocate?

10. What if every job was automated?

11. What if you could redesign your country?

12. What if you discovered a major secret?

13. What if you were given total freedom for a year?

14. What if you inherited a large company?

15. What if science cured all diseases?

C1 Level – Advanced

1. What if society became completely cashless?

2. What if climate change reversed tomorrow?

3. What if borders no longer existed?

4. What if education was free worldwide?

5. What if machines controlled infrastructure?

6. What if everyone had equal power?

7. What if lying became impossible?

8. What if people could choose their emotions?

9. What if life had a “reset” button?

10. What if wars were impossible?

11. What if humans could communicate telepathically?

12. What if all media became fully unbiased?

13. What if governments were replaced by AI?

14. What if people lived without fear?

15. What if technology advanced ten times faster?

C2 Level – Proficiency

1. What if free will is an illusion?

2. What if humanity transcended physical bodies?

3. What if consciousness could be copied?

4. What if morality changed completely?

5. What if time had no meaning?

6. What if suffering was eliminated?

7. What if identity became fluid and optional?

8. What if humans gained the ability to alter reality?

9. What if history could be rewritten?

10. What if truth became subjective?

11. What if individuality disappeared?

12. What if humans could merge minds?

13. What if emotions were programmable?

14. What if perfection became achievable?

15. What if humans created their own universe?

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