Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 381 · 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: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Is it easy?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Why homework?”
4. 4.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Which page, please?”
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
7. 7.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
10. 10.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
13. 13.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
15. 15.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
18. 18.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the school name (c) the colour of ink (d) the exact date
20. 20.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
21. 21.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
26. 26.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
28. 28.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
29. 29.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Are you sure?” (b) “Why Friday?” (c) “This Friday or next?” (d) “Can I bring snacks?”
30. 30.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
32. 32.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
34. 34.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
36. 36.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
38. 38.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Which page, please?”
39. 39.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
40. 40.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) pretend you got it (c) nod and walk off (d) ask them to repeat it

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