Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 384 · 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.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the colour of ink (b) the exact date (c) the school name (d) your best friend
2. 2.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
4. 4.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
5. 5.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
6. 6.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
7. 7.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
9. 9.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
10. 10.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Is it break time?”
12. 12.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Can I bring snacks?” (b) “Why Friday?” (c) “Are you sure?” (d) “This Friday or next?”
13. 13.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
15. 15.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
19. 19.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
20. 20.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
22. 22.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
23. 23.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
27. 27.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) ask them to repeat it (c) nod and walk off (d) guess the way
32. 32.📝 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?”
33. 33.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
34. 34.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
36. 36.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
39. 39.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
40. 40.🔍 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

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