Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 654 · 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: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
4. 4.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Do you mean Friday?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
5. 5.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
6. 6.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
7. 7.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
8. 8.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) guess the way (b) nod and walk off (c) pretend you got it (d) ask them to repeat it
9. 9.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
11. 11.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
14. 14.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to waste time (b) to look busy (c) to avoid mistakes (d) to annoy people
15. 15.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
16. 16.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) unclear (b) clear
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
22. 22.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “What time, exactly?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Which page, please?”
23. 23.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a question to tease (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to understand
24. 24.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
26. 26.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” (a) unclear (b) clear
27. 27.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
29. 29.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
33. 33.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the school name (c) the colour of ink (d) the exact date
34. 34.True or false: “Where do we meet?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
37. 37.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Which page, please?”
39. 39.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
40. 40.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Who laid them?” (b) “How many eggs?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “Why eggs?”

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