Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 406 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Is it break time?”
4. 4.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
5. 5.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Which one, please?” (b) “Is it easy?” (c) “Can I skip it?” (d) “Why homework?”
6. 6.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the school name (b) the exact date (c) your best friend (d) the colour of ink
8. 8.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
9. 9.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) guess the way (c) nod and walk off (d) ask them to repeat it
10. 10.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
12. 12.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
14. 14.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
15. 15.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
19. 19.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
22. 22.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a 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.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
25. 25.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
26. 26.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) clear (b) unclear
30. 30.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
31. 31.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “Why eggs?” (d) “How many eggs?”
32. 32.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
33. 33.🤔 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
34. 34.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
36. 36.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Which page, please?”
37. 37.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
39. 39.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to look busy (b) to avoid mistakes (c) to annoy people (d) to waste time
40. 40.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

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