Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 400 · 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 trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the colour of ink (b) your best friend (c) the exact date (d) the school name
4. 4.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Is it easy?” (b) “Which one, please?” (c) “Why homework?” (d) “Can I skip it?”
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
6. 6.🤔 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
7. 7.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
9. 9.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
14. 14.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
16. 16.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
18. 18.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
19. 19.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
21. 21.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
22. 22.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
23. 23.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Which page, please?”
25. 25.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Is it break time?”
26. 26.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
29. 29.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
32. 32.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to avoid mistakes (b) to waste time (c) to look busy (d) to annoy people
34. 34.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
36. 36.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
38. 38.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
40. 40.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False

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