Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 570 · 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: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Which page, please?”
3. 3.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
4. 4.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
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) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Which page, please?”
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
11. 11.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
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) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
14. 14.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
16. 16.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the colour of ink (b) the exact date (c) your best friend (d) the school name
23. 23.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
26. 26.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Is it break time?”
27. 27.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
29. 29.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
30. 30.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
31. 31.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
33. 33.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to tease (b) a question to understand (c) a question to stall (d) a test for the teacher
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
36. 36.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
38. 38.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
39. 39.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
40. 40.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify

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