Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 347 · 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: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
3. 3.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the colour of ink (c) the school name (d) the exact date
4. 4.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
5. 5.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
6. 6.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Is it break time?”
7. 7.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Which one, please?” (b) “Can I skip it?” (c) “Why homework?” (d) “Is it easy?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
11. 11.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
13. 13.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Which page, please?”
15. 15.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “How many eggs?”
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Is it break time?”
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
21. 21.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
22. 22.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤔 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
24. 24.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
28. 28.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
29. 29.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Is it break time?”
32. 32.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
33. 33.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
34. 34.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
35. 35.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
39. 39.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
40. 40.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear

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