The students raised their hands to ask questions.

Meaning: The young people in the room put their hands in the air to find out more information.

Choice of Words: Students are people who are learning, especially at a school or college. Raised means to move something to a higher position. Hands are the parts of the body at the end of the arms that are used for holding things. Ask means to say something in order to find out information. Questions are sentences that are asked to get information.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Students raised hands to ask questions.
• The students raised their hands to answer questions.
• Students eagerly raised hands to answer the teacher's questions.
• Students raised hands to answer questions.
• Students raised hands for questions.
• Students raise hands, ask good questions.
• Hands raised, questions burst, answers bloom.
• Students raised their hands often.
• Students eagerly raised their hands to answer.
• The students raised their hands to answer the question.