Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 558 · 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: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) pretend you got it (c) ask them to repeat it (d) guess the way
3. 3.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Which page, please?”
5. 5.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
8. 8.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 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) “Why homework?” (d) “Can I skip it?”
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? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
13. 13.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to understand (b) a question to stall (c) a question to tease (d) a test for the teacher
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
16. 16.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
18. 18.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
22. 22.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
23. 23.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
24. 24.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Are eggs round?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
28. 28.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
29. 29.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the colour of ink (c) the school name (d) the exact date
30. 30.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
31. 31.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
33. 33.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
34. 34.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
37. 37.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
40. 40.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False

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