Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 612 · 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.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) “What time, exactly?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
2. 2.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a question to understand (c) a question to tease (d) a test for the teacher
3. 3.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
4. 4.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
6. 6.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Is it break time?”
10. 10.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
11. 11.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Are eggs round?” (c) “Who laid them?” (d) “How many eggs?”
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) clear (b) unclear
14. 14.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
16. 16.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
20. 20.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) clear (b) unclear
21. 21.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
23. 23.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to waste time (c) to avoid mistakes (d) to look busy
25. 25.True or false: “Is it break time?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
28. 28.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
29. 29.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
30. 30.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
32. 32.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) the exact date (b) your best friend (c) the school name (d) the colour of ink
34. 34.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
38. 38.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
40. 40.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”

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