Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

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

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