Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 432 · 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: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
3. 3.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a question to understand (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to stall
4. 4.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 I go home now?” (d) “Is it break time?”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
6. 6.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
9. 9.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
10. 10.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” (a) clear (b) unclear
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
12. 12.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) guess the way (c) pretend you got it (d) ask them to repeat it
13. 13.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Is it break time?”
19. 19.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
21. 21.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
22. 22.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
24. 24.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Which page, please?”
28. 28.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
30. 30.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
31. 31.🏫 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
32. 32.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
36. 36.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to avoid mistakes (c) to look busy (d) to waste time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
40. 40.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear

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