Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 723 · 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: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What’s for lunch?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
3. 3.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “Is it break time?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
4. 4.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
5. 5.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Who cares, anyway?” (c) “Can you show me one?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
7. 7.🥚 Mum says, “Buy some eggs.” What should you ask? (a) “Why eggs?” (b) “Who laid them?” (c) “Are eggs round?” (d) “How many eggs?”
8. 8.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write a bit about something.” (a) unclear (b) clear
9. 9.📅 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?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Is it break time?”
11. 11.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
12. 12.True or false: “Meet me there later.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
15. 15.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can you show me one?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) unclear (b) clear
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “What’s for lunch?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
19. 19.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) unclear (b) clear
20. 20.True or false: “Can you show me one?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Bring the things for the class.” (a) unclear (b) clear
23. 23.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Who cares, anyway?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
24. 24.🤔 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
25. 25.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can I go home now?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Do you mean Friday?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
27. 27.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
28. 28.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) nod and walk off (c) ask them to repeat it (d) guess the way
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Which page, please?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
30. 30.📝 Teacher says, “Do the exercise for homework.” The chapter has three exercises. What do you ask? (a) “Why homework?” (b) “Which one, please?” (c) “Is it easy?” (d) “Can I skip it?”
31. 31.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) unclear (b) clear
32. 32.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Can I go home now?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “Where do we meet?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “Do you mean Friday?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can we skip it?”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Can you show me one?”
35. 35.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Do you mean Friday?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “What time, exactly?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “What time, exactly?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
39. 39.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Write 10 lines about your pet in the blue notebook.” (a) unclear (b) clear
40. 40.True or false: “How many do I bring?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True

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