Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

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

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