Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 109 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Ask before you guess): Clear: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” Unclear: “Meet me there later.” — where? when? Clarifying questions ask for the missing detail: “Which page, please?”, “Do you mean Friday?”, “How many do I bring?” Not clarifying: “Can I go home now?”, “What’s for lunch?” — they do not help you understand the task.

1. 1.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
3. 3.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to avoid mistakes (c) to waste time (d) to look busy
5. 5.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Are you sure?” (b) “This Friday or next?” (c) “Can I bring snacks?” (d) “Why Friday?”
6. 6.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
8. 8.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
10. 10.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
12. 12.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
13. 13.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
16. 16.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
18. 18.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
21. 21.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to tease (d) a question to understand
23. 23.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
25. 25.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
27. 27.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
30. 30.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
32. 32.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) clear (b) unclear
35. 35.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
37. 37.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
40. 40.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” (a) clear (b) unclear

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