Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 373 · 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: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
4. 4.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
9. 9.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to understand (d) a question to stall
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
11. 11.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear
12. 12.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) ask them to repeat it (c) guess the way (d) nod and walk off
13. 13.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) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
14. 14.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “How many eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “Why eggs?”
16. 16.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
17. 17.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Is it break time?”
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.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
24. 24.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
28. 28.🔍 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?”
29. 29.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the colour of ink (b) the exact date (c) your best friend (d) the school name
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
32. 32.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
34. 34.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
36. 36.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) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
39. 39.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False

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