Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 12 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
3. 3.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
4. 4.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
6. 6.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
9. 9.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) ask them to repeat it (b) nod and walk off (c) guess the way (d) pretend you got it
10. 10.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) clear (b) unclear
11. 11.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) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Which page, please?”
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
13. 13.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
16. 16.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
18. 18.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Is it break time?”
21. 21.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to look busy (b) to avoid mistakes (c) to annoy people (d) to waste time
22. 22.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🏫 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
26. 26.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
27. 27.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
28. 28.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
29. 29.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
32. 32.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
34. 34.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
36. 36.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False

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