Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 44 · 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: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
3. 3.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
5. 5.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
8. 8.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
10. 10.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
13. 13.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the exact date (c) the school name (d) the colour of ink
15. 15.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Are you sure?” (b) “This Friday or next?” (c) “Can I bring snacks?” (d) “Why Friday?”
16. 16.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Which page, please?”
20. 20.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
22. 22.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “How many eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “Why eggs?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
24. 24.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
25. 25.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
26. 26.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
27. 27.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
28. 28.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
31. 31.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to tease (d) a question to understand
32. 32.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
34. 34.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) pretend you got it (c) ask them to repeat it (d) nod and walk off
35. 35.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
38. 38.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
39. 39.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify

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