Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 110 · 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.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
3. 3.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
9. 9.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) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
14. 14.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
16. 16.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
18. 18.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Why Friday?” (b) “This Friday or next?” (c) “Are you sure?” (d) “Can I bring snacks?”
20. 20.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
21. 21.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
24. 24.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Is it easy?” (b) “Which one, please?” (c) “Why homework?” (d) “Can I skip it?”
25. 25.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
26. 26.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
28. 28.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
29. 29.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
31. 31.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
34. 34.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
37. 37.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
38. 38.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
39. 39.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False

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