Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 336 · 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.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a question to understand (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to stall
2. 2.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
3. 3.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
4. 4.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Is it break time?”
9. 9.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
14. 14.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “How many eggs?” (d) “Are eggs round?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
18. 18.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
20. 20.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the exact date (b) the school name (c) your best friend (d) the colour of ink
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
22. 22.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
25. 25.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
26. 26.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
27. 27.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
29. 29.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
30. 30.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
31. 31.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
36. 36.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
40. 40.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False

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