Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 677 · 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 me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “Why Friday?” (b) “Can I bring snacks?” (c) “This Friday or next?” (d) “Are you sure?”
3. 3.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
5. 5.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
8. 8.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
10. 10.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
13. 13.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
14. 14.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
15. 15.True or false: “Can we skip it?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧭 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
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
18. 18.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
21. 21.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
22. 22.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to waste time (b) to annoy people (c) to look busy (d) to avoid mistakes
23. 23.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “How many do I bring?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
24. 24.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
26. 26.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
28. 28.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
30. 30.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
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: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
33. 33.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Can I skip it?” (b) “Why homework?” (c) “Is it easy?” (d) “Which one, please?”
34. 34.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
36. 36.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
39. 39.True or false: “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True

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