Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 480 · 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: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to understand (b) a question to stall (c) a question to tease (d) a test for the teacher
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Is it break time?”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
5. 5.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
6. 6.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
8. 8.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
9. 9.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
11. 11.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) unclear (b) clear
12. 12.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
14. 14.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
16. 16.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “How many eggs?”
17. 17.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the colour of ink (b) the school name (c) your best friend (d) the exact date
18. 18.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
20. 20.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
23. 23.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
24. 24.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) unclear (b) clear
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
27. 27.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
32. 32.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
34. 34.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
38. 38.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Is it easy?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Why homework?”
40. 40.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Which page, please?”

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