Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 482 · 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 not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
2. 2.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
3. 3.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
4. 4.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
5. 5.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
9. 9.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Which page, please?”
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
14. 14.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
16. 16.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Which page, please?”
21. 21.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “How many eggs?” (d) “Why eggs?”
22. 22.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
24. 24.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
30. 30.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
31. 31.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Are you sure?” (b) “Why Friday?” (c) “Can I bring snacks?” (d) “This Friday or next?”
32. 32.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Why homework?” (b) “Can I skip it?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Is it easy?”
33. 33.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) pretend you got it (c) nod and walk off (d) ask them to repeat it
34. 34.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Is it break time?”
36. 36.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
37. 37.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
38. 38.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True

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