Why the SQL%ISOPEN return false ???

can anyone explain to me whay the follow PL/SQL block return me a FALSE value for variable v_result ?
Thank you

declare
v_result boolean;
name varchar2(35);
begin
select first_name into name
from employee
where first_name ='TEST';
v_result := SQL%ISOPEN;
if v_result then

    insert into testing values ('v_result is true'); else

    insert into testing values ('v_result is false'); end if;
commit;
end;

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