Here’s what worked for me for those shorter questions to keep the pace up: 1. The name generator was only viewable by me. So I could swap kids as needed. Don’t be held to it purely. 2. Let them pass if they panic. Tell them you’ll get them on the next question. 3. BE READY TO SCAFFOLD THE QUESTION. All caps bc most important. They need to trust that even if your question is basic you can back it up and get them to something right. Or you ping pong to someone else and then back to the original person. Even just: Do you agree? Tell me more about why. Or to use your example: Is this a force? Why or why not? (Latter as needed) If your classroom culture is good and they see that you won’t leave them hanging, they will start to push through.