Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 176 · 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) “What time, exactly?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Which page, please?”
2. 2.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
3. 3.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
5. 5.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
6. 6.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
9. 9.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
11. 11.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Why Friday?” (b) “Are you sure?” (c) “Can I bring snacks?” (d) “This Friday or next?”
12. 12.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
14. 14.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Which page, please?”
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
17. 17.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) ask them to repeat it (c) pretend you got it (d) guess the way
18. 18.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the school name (b) your best friend (c) the exact date (d) the colour of ink
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
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.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
24. 24.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
25. 25.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “How many eggs?” (d) “Who laid them?”
26. 26.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
27. 27.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
28. 28.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
30. 30.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
31. 31.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Which page, please?”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
35. 35.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
38. 38.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
39. 39.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a question to understand (c) a question to stall (d) a test for the teacher
40. 40.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True

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