Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 440 · 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.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
2. 2.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
4. 4.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
6. 6.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “How many eggs?”
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
8. 8.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
14. 14.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) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
15. 15.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
18. 18.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
20. 20.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a test for the teacher (b) a question to tease (c) a question to understand (d) a question to stall
21. 21.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Is it break time?”
23. 23.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
24. 24.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) nod and walk off (c) pretend you got it (d) ask them to repeat it
25. 25.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
26. 26.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to avoid mistakes (b) to look busy (c) to waste time (d) to annoy people
27. 27.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
28. 28.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
29. 29.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
30. 30.📝 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?”
31. 31.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
33. 33.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
35. 35.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
37. 37.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
38. 38.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”

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