Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 485 · 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 a clarifying 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) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Is it break time?”
3. 3.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
4. 4.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
7. 7.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “This Friday or next?” (b) “Are you sure?” (c) “Can I bring snacks?” (d) “Why Friday?”
8. 8.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
13. 13.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
15. 15.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the exact date (b) the colour of ink (c) your best friend (d) the school name
16. 16.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
18. 18.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” 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) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
25. 25.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “How many eggs?”
27. 27.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
32. 32.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Is it easy?” (b) “Which one, please?” (c) “Can I skip it?” (d) “Why homework?”
35. 35.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
37. 37.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to understand (b) a test for the teacher (c) a question to tease (d) a question to stall
39. 39.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify

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