Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 120 · 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 not a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
3. 3.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
4. 4.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
6. 6.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
9. 9.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a test for the teacher (b) a question to stall (c) a question to understand (d) a question to tease
10. 10.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
11. 11.🙋 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
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
13. 13.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
14. 14.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) “Can we skip it?”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Which page, please?”
16. 16.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
19. 19.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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) “Is it break time?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
22. 22.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Is it break time?”
23. 23.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
24. 24.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
25. 25.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
28. 28.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Is it break time?”
32. 32.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
37. 37.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
39. 39.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
40. 40.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify

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