Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 568 · 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.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) unclear (b) clear
2. 2.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Why homework?” (b) “Which one, please?” (c) “Can I skip it?” (d) “Is it easy?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
4. 4.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
8. 8.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a question to stall (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to understand
9. 9.🧭 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
10. 10.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Which page, please?”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
12. 12.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
13. 13.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
15. 15.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “How many eggs?”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can you show me one?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Which page, please?”
23. 23.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
24. 24.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
27. 27.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
28. 28.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
29. 29.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
33. 33.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Which page, please?”
34. 34.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
36. 36.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
39. 39.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
40. 40.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify

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