Clarifying Questions Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 4: Clarifying questions · Set 730 · 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: “What’s for lunch?” is a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Who cares, anyway?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
4. 4.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can I go home now?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Do you mean Friday?” (b) “Why is this so dull?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
6. 6.🧭 Someone gives you directions too fast. What is best? (a) pretend you got it (b) ask them to repeat it (c) guess the way (d) nod and walk off
7. 7.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the usual place, some day.” (a) clear (b) unclear
8. 8.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Can we skip it?”? (a) does not clarify (b) helps clarify
9. 9.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The match is at the town ground on Sunday at 8 AM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
10. 10.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Where do we meet?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
11. 11.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Can we skip it?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “Who cares, anyway?”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Where do we meet?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “Can we skip it?” (d) “Do you mean Friday?”
13. 13.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet me there later.” (a) clear (b) unclear
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Why is this so dull?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Can I go home now?”
15. 15.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Can we skip it?” (b) “Can I go home now?” (c) “What time, exactly?” (d) “What’s for lunch?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Where do we meet?” (c) “Which page, please?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
17. 17.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read pages 12 to 15 of the science book tonight.” (a) clear (b) unclear
18. 18.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” (a) clear (b) unclear
19. 19.True or false: “Can I go home now?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “What’s for lunch?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is a clarifying question? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “What’s for lunch?” (c) “Why is this so dull?” (d) “Where do we meet?”
22. 22.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
23. 23.🏫 The notice says, “Bring the form soon.” What detail is missing? (a) your best friend (b) the colour of ink (c) the school name (d) the exact date
24. 24.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is unclear — ask a question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Your teacher has just given a task. Which of these is not a clarifying question? (a) “Is it break time?” (b) “Which page, please?” (c) “How many do I bring?” (d) “What time, exactly?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “Who cares, anyway?” (b) “How many do I bring?” (c) “What’s for lunch?” (d) “Why is this so dull?”
27. 27.True or false: “The match is at the usual place, some day.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Bring two empty bottles for Monday’s craft class.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Meet at the main gate at 4:30 PM.” (a) clear (b) unclear
30. 30.🔍 Clear, or do you need to ask more? “Read those pages from that book.” (a) clear (b) unclear
31. 31.True or false: “Why is this so dull?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Read those pages from that book.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Which page, please?” is not a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙋 Why is it smart to ask when something is unclear? (a) to annoy people (b) to waste time (c) to look busy (d) to avoid mistakes
35. 35.True or false: “The trip is sometime soon. Bring the stuff.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Does this question help clarify a task: “Is it break time?”? (a) helps clarify (b) does not clarify
37. 37.📝 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?”
38. 38.True or false: “Write a bit about something.” is clear — you can act on it. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Is it break time?” is not a clarifying question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Which page, please?” is a clarifying question. (a) True (b) False

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