Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 273 · 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) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
4. 4.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to tease (d) a question to understand
5. 5.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
9. 9.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
11. 11.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to avoid mistakes (b) to look busy (c) to annoy people (d) to waste time
12. 12.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
16. 16.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
19. 19.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Is it break time?”
21. 21.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
22. 22.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
23. 23.📅 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?”
24. 24.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
25. 25.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
26. 26.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
28. 28.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) clear (b) unclear
29. 29.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
33. 33.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Is it break time?”
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
37. 37.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) guess the way (c) ask them to repeat it (d) pretend you got it
39. 39.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
40. 40.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “How many eggs?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “Why eggs?”

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