Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 543 · 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: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
2. 2.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) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
3. 3.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “How many eggs?” (c) “Why eggs?” (d) “Are eggs round?”
4. 4.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Is it easy?” (b) “Why homework?” (c) “Which one, please?” (d) “Can I skip it?”
5. 5.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
8. 8.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
9. 9.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
10. 10.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
12. 12.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) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
13. 13.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
15. 15.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
18. 18.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) clear (b) unclear
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
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.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
26. 26.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
27. 27.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
28. 28.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the school name (b) your best friend (c) the exact date (d) the colour of ink
29. 29.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) “Is it break time?”
30. 30.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
31. 31.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
36. 36.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
37. 37.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear

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