Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 499 · 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 friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Are you sure?” (b) “Can I bring snacks?” (c) “Why Friday?” (d) “This Friday or next?”
2. 2.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
5. 5.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “Why eggs?” (d) “How many eggs?”
9. 9.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
14. 14.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to look busy (c) to avoid mistakes (d) to waste time
15. 15.🤔 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
16. 16.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Which one, please?” (b) “Can I skip it?” (c) “Why homework?” (d) “Is it easy?”
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
18. 18.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) guess the way (c) ask them to repeat it (d) nod and walk off
19. 19.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
23. 23.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
24. 24.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
29. 29.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
32. 32.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
34. 34.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
36. 36.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
38. 38.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Which page, please?”

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