Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 434 · 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: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
6. 6.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
8. 8.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
9. 9.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
11. 11.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Which one, please?” (c) “Is it easy?” (d) “Why homework?”
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
13. 13.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Which page, please?”
14. 14.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
17. 17.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a test for the teacher (b) a question to stall (c) a question to tease (d) a question to understand
18. 18.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
20. 20.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (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) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
22. 22.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
23. 23.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
24. 24.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
26. 26.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “How many eggs?” (d) “Are eggs round?”
27. 27.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
32. 32.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Which page, please?”
34. 34.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
37. 37.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) ask them to repeat it (c) pretend you got it (d) guess the way

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