Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 539 · 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.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to waste time (b) to look busy (c) to annoy people (d) to avoid mistakes
2. 2.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🏫 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
4. 4.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
5. 5.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) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
6. 6.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
8. 8.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
10. 10.True or false: “Who cares, anyway?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Which page, please?”
12. 12.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
15. 15.📝 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) “Why homework?” (d) “Which one, please?”
16. 16.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
19. 19.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
21. 21.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
22. 22.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Which page, please?”
24. 24.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
25. 25.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
28. 28.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Can I bring snacks?” (b) “Why Friday?” (c) “This Friday or next?” (d) “Are you sure?”
30. 30.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
31. 31.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
32. 32.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
33. 33.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
37. 37.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
38. 38.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
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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