Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 710 · 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.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
2. 2.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
3. 3.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Which one, please?” (b) “Why homework?” (c) “Can I skip it?” (d) “Is it easy?”
4. 4.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Is it break time?”
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can you show me one?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “How many do I bring?”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
11. 11.🤔 What is a clarifying question? (a) a question to stall (b) a question to understand (c) a test for the teacher (d) a question to tease
12. 12.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
13. 13.True or false: “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “The library trip is on Friday at 10 AM. Bring your library card.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📅 Your friend says, “Come over on Friday.” You are not sure which Friday. You ask… (a) “This Friday or next?” (b) “Can I bring snacks?” (c) “Why Friday?” (d) “Are you sure?”
17. 17.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Which page, please?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
18. 18.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
20. 20.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “How many eggs?” (b) “Why eggs?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “Who laid them?”
21. 21.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
22. 22.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
25. 25.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What time, exactly?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
27. 27.True or false: “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Bring the things for the class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “How many do I bring?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Which page, please?”
31. 31.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Which page, please?”
34. 34.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” (a) clear (b) unclear
35. 35.True or false: “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Why is this so dull?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
38. 38.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Is it break time?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
39. 39.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) nod and walk off (b) ask them to repeat it (c) guess the way (d) pretend you got it
40. 40.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Can you show me one?”

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