Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 271 · 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) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
2. 2.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
3. 3.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
5. 5.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
9. 9.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) ask them to repeat it (c) guess the way (d) pretend you got it
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
13. 13.📝 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?”
14. 14.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “How many eggs?” (d) “Why eggs?”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
17. 17.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Why Friday?” (b) “This Friday or next?” (c) “Can I bring snacks?” (d) “Are you sure?”
18. 18.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
19. 19.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
20. 20.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
22. 22.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
24. 24.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
26. 26.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
28. 28.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
30. 30.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
34. 34.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to understand (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to tease (d) a question to stall
35. 35.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
37. 37.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
39. 39.🙋 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
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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