Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 535 · 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.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
2. 2.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the exact date (c) the colour of ink (d) the school name
3. 3.📝 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) “Is it easy?” (d) “Why homework?”
4. 4.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) clear (b) unclear
8. 8.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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) “Is it break time?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
12. 12.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 you show me one?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
13. 13.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
16. 16.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” 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) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
20. 20.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
21. 21.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to waste time (c) to avoid mistakes (d) to look busy
22. 22.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) guess the way (c) pretend you got it (d) ask them to repeat it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
25. 25.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “How many eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “Why eggs?”
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
27. 27.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
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.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
33. 33.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Which page, please?”
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
37. 37.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
38. 38.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
39. 39.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False

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