Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 112 · 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.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
2. 2.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to avoid mistakes (c) to look busy (d) to waste time
3. 3.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the colour of ink (c) the exact date (d) the school name
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Which page, please?”
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
7. 7.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
9. 9.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Which one, please?” (c) “Is it easy?” (d) “Why homework?”
10. 10.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
11. 11.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
14. 14.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
16. 16.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
17. 17.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
19. 19.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “How many eggs?” (d) “Why eggs?”
20. 20.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
22. 22.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
26. 26.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
30. 30.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
31. 31.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
36. 36.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
40. 40.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify

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